Death toll rises as heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in Southeast Asia

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Death toll rises as heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in Southeast Asia  The death toll in widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Southeast Asia mounted on Monday with another person reported killed in Vietnam, and five others in Thailand with tens of thousands of people displaced.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/24/death-toll-rises-as-heavy-rains-trigger-floods-and-landslides-in-southeast-asia  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The death toll from floods and landslides across Southeast Asia rose again on Monday,

00:06with one person reportedly killed in Vietnam and five others in Thailand.

00:11That brings the total number of dead in Vietnam to 91, with 11 people missing.

00:18A week of heavy rain has caused severe flooding and triggered landslides across

00:23an 800-kilometre stretch in the country's central region.

00:26Damage so far is estimated to be around half a billion dollars for this round of floods.

00:33Some waters have receded, but Vietnam's weather agency warned that with rains continuing in some

00:39places, the risk remains. They also said a new tropical depression is forming that could see

00:46weather worsen again later in the week. Severe flash flooding in Thailand over the weekend

00:52affected nearly two million people. Five people were killed and four injured, according to local

00:59officials. More than 12,000 people across nine states in Malaysia have been evacuated.

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