Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week

Videos show shops being looted as weather conditions and cut off communication lines have hampered rescue efforts.

Cyclone Ditwah killed 132 people across Sri Lanka, with another 176 missing, according to the Disaster Management Centre, as torrential rains caused the country’s worst flooding in over two decades.

The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,000 as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors.

Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed parts of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia this week, killing more than 300 people and leaving thousands stranded, many on rooftops awaiting rescue.

Authorities in Sri Lanka are racing against time to rescue hundreds of missing people as death toll from rain and flooding caused by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 366 in one of the worst disasters the island has ever witnessed.

Sri Lanka is grappling with one of its deadliest natural disasters in recent years after Cyclone Ditwah tore across the island.rnThe storm triggered catastrophic flooding, landslides, and widespread destruction — leaving 123 people confirmed dead and 130 still missing,

"Our hearts are with the people of Sri Lanka and the wider South Asian region during this time of immense loss," said Nazar Tymoshchuk, Bybit's Mini-Global Regional Manager. "As c