Overview
- On Indonesia’s Sumatra, officials confirmed at least 72 deaths as of Friday morning with dozens missing, while power cuts, blocked roads and severed communications slowed access to isolated areas.
- Southern Thailand reported at least 55 fatalities in Songkhla province; waters in Hat Yai began to recede but many areas remained without electricity and hospital morgue capacity was stretched.
- Sri Lanka raised its toll to 56 dead with 21 missing and deployed troops, helicopters and navy boats as Cyclone Ditwah drove widespread flooding and landslides across the island.
- Malaysia reported two deaths and about 30,000 people in shelters after tropical storm Senyar made landfall and weakened, with authorities warning of continued heavy rain and rough seas.
- Indonesia’s weather agency said a rare Cyclone Senyar formed in the Malacca Strait and intensified downpours over Sumatra, with forecasters extending warnings as regional counts remained provisional.