SOUTHEAST ASIA Floods Spark Heartbreak as Millions Forced to Flee
— Floods and landslides have driven over 2 million people from their homes across Southeast Asia. With storms still raging, damaged roads have made rescue efforts nearly impossible. The number of deaths keeps rising as the disaster grows worse.
Rescue teams are struggling with washed-out bridges and nonstop rain. “We’re having trouble reaching the hardest-hit places,” one official said. Many families are trapped without food, water, or shelter because help is so slow to arrive.
This disaster has become the world’s most urgent news story outside America and Britain as of May 23, 2025. Few other global events compare right now, showing just how serious this crisis is.;
