The death toll from devastating floods and landslides across Asia rose above 1,000 on Monday, as Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to assist survivors in the hardest-hit areas.
Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week.
Much of the region is currently in its monsoon season, but climate change is producing more extreme rain events and turbocharging storms.
The relentless rains left residents clinging to rooftops, awaiting rescue by boat or helicopter and cut entire villages off from assistance.
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