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Monsoon Floods in Southeast Asia
December 4 , 2025
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- Heavy monsoon rains in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia caused widespread floods and landslides, killing at least 1,100 people.
- Indonesia was the worst affected, with over 600 deaths and hundreds reported missing.
- Monsoons are natural weather phenomena, but their effects can be worsened by climate change, which increases the intensity of rainfall and storms.
- Monsoons are seasonal wind patterns that bring heavy rainfall to affected regions.
- In November 2025, tropical cyclones combined with monsoon rains caused severe floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
- Cyclone Senyar formed just north of the equator in the Strait of Malacca, a rare event for this region.
- Typhoon Koto caused flash floods in the Philippines before reaching Vietnam, and Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka.
- Tropical cyclones are powerful spinning storms with strong winds and rain; they are called hurricanes in the Caribbean/North America, typhoons in East Asia, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean.
- Human-caused climate change is making these storms more intense, producing heavier rainfall and stronger cyclones.
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