Editorial

15:41 JST, December 7, 2025

Southeast Asia and South Asia have been hit by torrential rains, which caused extensive damage. It is hoped that the governments of various countries will make every effort toward rescue and search operations.

Since November, there has been a series of floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in three countries — Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka. The total death toll in these nations has surpassed 1,600, and hundreds of people are missing. The scale of the damage wrought by nature’s fury is horrifying.

On Sumatra Island in western Indonesia, which has suffered the most human casualties among disaster-hit areas, more than 890 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds of thousands have taken shelter. Due to the lack of clean water, the risk of infectious diseases is rising. This........

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