Rescue efforts continue across south of Asia as floods death toll climbs

Rescue and recovery and efforts are underway in parts of South and Southeast Asia where the number of those killed in devastating flooding continues to rise.

The extreme weather last week has killed at least 334 people in Sri Lanka , 502 in Indonesia , and 170 in Thailand , according to authorities.

Rescuers in Sri Lanka are still searching for 370 people after a cyclone hit the island nation, with downpours flooding homes, fields and roads and triggering landslides in the hilly central region.

Image: Landslides in Sarasavigama village near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Pic: AP

Image: A man wades through the flooded street, following heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya, Sri Lanka. Pic: Reuters

Image: A man uses a makeshift raft at a flooded area, following Cyclone Ditwah in Kelaniya,