Extreme weather kills more than 1,100 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharge rain systemsDevastating floods hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – latest updatesTropical cyclones have combined with heavy monsoon rains to lay waste to swathes of Asia, killing more than 1,100 people, with the death toll expected to rise, and leaving many more homeless.A confluence of three tropical weather systems – including a rare cyclonic storm that built up in the Malacca Strait – has fuelled intense wind and rainover the past week, devastating areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam with flooding and mudslides. Continue reading…