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Death toll from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand passes 1,000, with hundreds missing
Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week. CBC | World News
Read More »Death toll rises, hundreds missing as Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand struggle to reach flood victims
Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week. CBC | World News
Read More »Death toll rises in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as flood recovery efforts underway
Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week. CBC | World News
Read More »Indonesian residents hunt for food and water after deadly floods; 193 dead in Sri Lanka
Some residents of the flood-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday, while Sri Lankan officials said deaths from floods and mudslides in that island nation have risen to 193. CBC | World News
Read More »Flooding and mudslides kill dozens, displace tens of thousands in Sri Lanka
The death toll from Cyclone Ditwah is expected to rise. Social media posts on Saturday showed several areas affected by overnight mudslides that authorities have yet to reach. CBC | World News
Read More »2 peacekeepers from Sri Lanka hurt by Israeli fire in Lebanon, UN says
Two UN peacekeepers were injured on Friday by an Israeli strike near their watchtower in south Lebanon, while blasts shook the peacekeepers’ main base in the area for the second time in 48 hours as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah. CBC | World News
Read More »Polarizing ex-defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lanka presidential vote
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence official revered by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war but feared by minorities for his brutal approach, declared victory Sunday in the nation’s presidential election. CBC | World News
Read More »Sri Lanka holds 1st presidential election since devastating attacks by ISIS affiliates
Sri Lankans will elect a new president on Saturday in a “finely balanced” race between the early favourite, former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and government minister Sajith Premadasa, who has gained momentum in recent weeks. CBC | World News
Read More »Maithripala Sirisena not seeking another term as Sri Lanka president
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to seek re-election next month after failing to fulfil many of the promises in his first term. CBC | World News
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