Asia floods death toll tops 1,160 as troops aid survivors
• Dec 1, 2025, 9:07 PM
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The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,160 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Dr Akshay Deoras, Research Scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science at the University of Reading, says that 'the focus has to shift from talking about climate change to really dealing with it on the ground and keep people away from vulnerable areas'.
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Flood rescue efforts intensify in Asia
• 3:41 PM
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Hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the violent floods that have swept through in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia were on Tuesday facing increasingly alarming shortages of food and fuel. More than 1,300 have been killed in the torrent
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Hundreds of thousands of Asia flood survivors face food and fuel shortages
• 7:21 AM
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Hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the violent floods that have swept through in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia were on Tuesday facing increasingly alarming shortages of food and fuel. Nearly 1,200 have been killed in the torrents t
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Hundreds of thousands of Asia flood survivors face food and fuel shortages
• 4:23 AM
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Hundreds of thousands of people stranded by the violent floods that have swept through in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia were on Tuesday facing increasingly alarming shortages of food and fuel. More than 1,300 have been killed in the torrent
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Tehran residents film their daily lives as Iran faces devastating drought
• 12:40 AM
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Dried-up lakes, recurrent water cuts and undrinkable water: residents of the Iranian capital Tehran are suffering the consequences of an unprecedented drought. For this report, they agreed to film their daily lives. To combat the water shortage, the auth
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