00:00Ecosystem degradation and extreme rainfall have caused a catastrophe in Southeast Asia with more than 1,500 dead and millions affected.
00:13Our correspondent in China, Bruno Falci, brings us the details.
00:17The companions of Telesur and all the audience watching us in this transmission.
00:23I am in Beijing now to report this time about the emergency unfolded in Southeast Asia,
00:30where deforestation, unplanned, urbanization and climate change have amplified the magnitude of recent floods and landslides.
00:41The rains have devastated entire communities and left more than 1,500 dead, with hundreds of thousands displaced.
00:52In Indonesia, the island of Sumatra has recorded almost 800 dead, over 600 missing persons and more than a million affected.
01:06Destroyed roads and bridges are hindered access to rescue operations.
01:13In Sri Lanka, the cyclone Détua has so far left nearly 500 dead and more than 300 missing,
01:22and hundreds of thousands displaced in temporary homes and hundreds of thousands displaced in temporary shelters.
01:32Military teams and volunteers are working against the clock to deliver food, water and medical assistance.
01:40Although Thailand and Malaysia have reported lower numbers, millions of residents have suffered by service disruptions and mis-displacements,
01:54demonstrating that the regional impact is widespread and persistent.
02:00This disaster demonstrates how the combination of extreme weather events and weakened ecosystems can transform intense rainfall into large-scale human disasters,
02:16underscoring the urgent need for environmental policies and contingent plans in these countries.
02:26With this news, we will return with you in the studios in La Habana, Cuba.
02:33...
02:39By the way to meet you inockey, in sha BBQ.
02:45...
02:46...
02:49...
