Intense rains affect Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand

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Intense rains are affecting Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Thailand, causing widespread flooding.  More details with correspondent Bruno Falci. teleSUR

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00:00Southeast Asia is facing a severe humanitarian crisis due to intense rains and storms,

00:05a phenomenon that reflects the region's growing vulnerability to climate change

00:08and leaves millions of people at risk.

00:10Our correspondent in China, Bruno Falsi, has the details.

00:14...of Telesur and all the audience watching us in this transmission.

00:20I am in Beijing now.

00:22It is time to report on the devastating impact of the intense rains

00:27affecting Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Thailand, these simultaneously.

00:34So far, more than a thousand deaths have been reported,

00:38but authorities warn that these numbers could rise even more,

00:43as hundreds of people remain missing and several communities are still cut off.

00:50The greater loss are concentrated in Indonesia,

00:55especially on the island of Sumatra,

00:59with several hundreds dead and more than 50,000 people evacuated.

01:05Sri Lanka, floods and landslides caused by the cyclone left 100 deaths,

01:12and more than 30,000 people are in temporary shelters.

01:17In Malaysia, Malaysia, and Thailand, dozens of people died,

01:23and thousands of people were forced to leave their homes,

01:27affecting tens of thousands of people more.

01:31The waters continue to rise in several low-lying areas

01:35and along the riverbanks,

01:37while damaged roads and bridges are hindering the delivery of aid.

01:43The rescue team and military forces are working against the clock

01:48to set those effects to help and assist the effects located missing persons

01:55and restore essential services.

01:58This disaster highlighted the region's growing climate vulnerability,

02:04where extreme weather events are intensified due to the global warming,

02:10and underscores the urgent need for prevention, adaptation,

02:15and social assistance strategy to protect the people more vulnerable.

02:21This news from here, the capital of China,

02:25will go back to the studios in La Habana, Cuba.

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