SRI LANKA
• The death toll due to the ongoing floods in Sri Lanka has increased to 39, while 38 416 people remain in shelters, more than 24 500 houses have been damaged and over 1 million people have been affected, the majority of which (930 100) in Eastern province, as of 2 January (DMC-SL).
MALAYSIA
• The situation in many flood-affected areas in Peninsular Malaysia is improving, as of 2 January. In Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Perak states, many evacuees have been allowed to return to their home places (approx. 84 500 remain in shelters).
• In Sabah (Borneo island) heavy rainfall caused river overflows and evacuation preparations are ongoing, as of 2 January. In the next 24h locally heavy rainfall may still affect the state of Sabah.
• According to media (as of 31 December), at least 21 people were killed in Malaysia.
INDONESIA
• Floods and landslides affected several parts of Indonesia in the last two weeks.
• In Aceh province several regencies have been affected by floods, with more than 120 000 people displaced, as of 24 December. Worst affected was Aceh Timur.
• In Riau province at least 1 900 people were displaced from floods, as of 26 December.
• In Gorontalo, approx. 1 760 were displaced.
• In West Java province two people were killed and 119 people were displaced from landslides, as of 28 December. Another 4 400 people were displaced from floods.
THAILAND
• Several provinces of southern Thailand were affected by floods during the last two weeks. At least 13 people have been killed and more than 550 000 people have been affected. As of 2 January, the situation has improved, except in parts of Yala province, where floods continue affecting many areas.
PHILIPPINES
• In southern and central Philippines, due to the passage of the Tropical Storm JANGMI (locally known as SENIANG) on 28-31 December, at least 53 people were killed and more than 225 000 people were affected.