Devastating floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains have claimed more than 460 lives in Southern Asia.

Across Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia millions have been left homeless, with rescue and recovery efforts now in full swing. Indonesia has borne the heaviest losses, particularly on Sumatra island, where entire communities were buried under mudslides or swept away by raging floodwaters.

Authorities have confirmed at least 303 deaths across the island’s worst-hit regions as of Saturday, with North Sumatra alone recording 31 additional bodies recovered that day.

In West Sumatra, 61 people have been confirmed dead and around 90 remain unaccounted for, while Aceh province reported at least 35 fatalities. Tens of thousands of survivors have been forced from their homes.

More than 80,000 residents have been evacuated across three provinces on Sumatra, and hundreds are still awaiting rescue in isolated villages cut off by destroyed roads and bridges.

Over 3,500 police officers have been mobilised alongside military units to deliver aid and search for the missing.

In neighbouring Thailand, the crisis has affected millions and claimed at least 162 lives, marking one of the country’s most severe flooding disasters in decades.

The southern province of Songkhla has been hardest hit, with water levels reaching up to three metres in some areas and at least 126 deaths recorded there alone. Roughly 3.8 million people have been impacted nationwide, with over a million households directly affected in the south.