In Photos and Video: Devastating Floods Swamp South Asia

In Photos and VideosWading through a street in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, in November.Credit...Ishara S. Kodikara/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesDevastating Floods Swamp South AsiaIn Photos and VideosWading through a street in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, in November.Credit...Ishara S. Kodikara/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSKIP Dec. 2, 2025Updated 1:47 p.m. ETA cascade of unusually destructive storms has torn through South and Southeast Asia, killing at least 1,200 people — a toll that is likely to rise — and displacing millions more.The region is no stranger to such giant storms, referred to as cyclones, hurricanes or typhoons, which tend to accompany monsoon rains in November and December. But this year’s sequence has been especially devastating.Here are images of the chaos.Sri LankaVideoCreditCredit...ReutersPeople wading through murky floodwaters in Gampaha on Saturday.ImageCredit...Ishara S. Kodikara/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPacking up belongings in Kaduwela, near Colombo, on Friday. Warming temperatures because of climate change have been linked to more intense and unpredictable monsoon rains, which, in turn, lead to deadlier landslides or flash foods.ImageCredit...Eranga Jayawardena/Associated PressDamage caused by landslides in the village of Sarasavigama. The Sri Lankan president said on Monday that the island nation was facing the “largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history.”ImageCredit...Ishara S. Kodikara/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesTraveling by boat through Wellampitiya on Sunday.ImageCredit...Ishara S. Kodikara/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesNavigating the floodwaters in Wellampitiya on Sunday.IndonesiaVideoCreditCredit...ReutersPolice personnel walking through mud in the flooded town of Palembayan on Monday.ImageCredit...Chaideer Mahyuddin/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe result of flash flooding in Meureudu in Aceh Province.ImageCredit...Amanda Jufrian/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesRescuing a villager in Bireuen, Aceh Province, on Saturday.ImageCredit...Chaideer Mahyuddin/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesMud traps in Meureudu on Thursday.ImageCredit...Willy Kurniawan/ReutersDebris on the waterfront in Padang, West Sumatra Province, on Sunday.The PhilippinesVideoCreditCredit...ReutersPeople and vehicles wading through the flooded town of Hagonoy, in the Bulacan province, on Wednesday.ImageCredit...Jes Aznar for The New York TimesA flooded village in Central Luzon on Saturday.ImageCredit...Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesClearing a highway in Dipaculao, Aurora Province, on Nov. 10.ImageCredit...Eloisa Lopez/ReutersDamage in Bacayan, Cebu City, on Nov. 5.VietnamVideoCreditCredit...ReutersVehicles and a boat wading through a flooded road in the province of Hue on Nov. 6.ImageCredit...Duc Thao/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA flooded street in Nha Trang, in the coastal province of Khanh Hoa, on Nov. 20.ImageCredit...Nhac Nguyen/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesTrying to clear a path in the coastal community of Quy Nhon on Nov. 6.ImageCredit...Thanh Hue/Getty ImagesHaving lunch after heavy rain in Hue on Nov. 3.ImageCredit...Nhac Nguyen/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA typhoon approaching Quy Nhon on Nov. 6.ThailandVideoCreditCredit...ReutersFloodwaters submerging roads and vehicles in the city of Hat Yai on Nov. 27.ImageCredit...Lillian Suwanrumpha/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPaddling through Bang Ban, in the central province of Ayutthaya, on Nov. 14.ImageCredit...Sarot Meksophawannakul/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesEvacuating a resident in Hat Yai, in the southern province of Songkhla, on Wednesday.ImageCredit...Arnun Chonmahatrakool/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA convenience store in Hat Yai.ImageCredit...Arnun Chonmahatrakool/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesStranded on a bridge in Hat Yai.SKIP Site IndexNewsHome PageU.S.WorldPoliticsNew YorkEducationSportsBusinessTechScienceWeatherThe Great ReadObituariesHeadwayVisual InvestigationsThe MagazineArtsBook ReviewBest Sellers Book ListDanceMoviesMusicPop CultureTelevisionTheaterVisual ArtsLifestyleHealthWellFoodRestaurant ReviewsLoveTravelStyleFashionReal EstateT MagazineOpinionToday's OpinionColumnistsEditorialsGuest EssaysOp-DocsLettersSunday OpinionOpinion VideoOpinion AudioMoreAudioGamesCookingWirecutterThe AthleticJobsVideoGraphicsTrendingLive EventsCorrectionsReader CenterTimesMachineThe Learning NetworkSchool of The NYTinEducationAccountSubscribeManage My AccountHome DeliveryGift SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsGift ArticlesEmail NewslettersNYT LicensingReplica EditionTimes Store