LIVE Indonesia-Thailand Flood Death Toll Tops 600, 100s Missing; Sri Lanka Reels From Cyclone Ditwah

Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand bore the brunt of the devastation, caused by torrential rains and fierce wind gusts fuelled by a rare tropical storm that formed in the Malacca Strait and persisted for a week. Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and sought international assistance as the death toll from Cyclone Ditwah’s rains and floods climbed to 200, with hundreds people still missing. The extreme weather system has destroyed more than 15,000 homes n18oc_crux | n18oc_world CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on daily lives. Follow CRUX on Telegram: https://bit.ly/3fnlLua Follow CRUX on Instagram (@crux.india): https://bit.ly/3qSFx1K Follow CRUX on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Lte7iF #GetCloserToTheNews with latest headlines on politics, sports and entertainment on news18.com https://bit.ly/2Y4QccL Also watch: Crux Decode: https://bit.ly/3MjzIoG Crux+ : https://bit.ly/35mm97B Crux Most Watched: https://bit.ly/3KhJ8iX