Overview
- Sri Lanka raised its toll to 618 dead with 209 missing as monsoon storms returned, prompting new landslide warnings across central highlands and the northwest.
- Authorities deployed helicopters and fixed‑wing aircraft to resupply cut‑off districts, while the number sheltering in camps fell to about 100,000 from a peak of 250,000.
- Indonesia reported 916 dead and 274 missing in Sumatra, with Aceh survivors citing urgent needs for safe water and access as some villages remain hard to reach.
- President Prabowo visited Aceh and vowed to mend key bridges within one to two weeks, as calls persisted for a national disaster declaration to unlock broader resources.
- Colombo unveiled cash compensation and housing support for more than 75,000 damaged homes, estimated reconstruction at up to $7 billion, received an aid flight from Myanmar, and is seeking additional IMF financing.