The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Indonesia passed 600 as rescuers battled to clear roads and improved weather conditions revealed the scale of a disaster that has killed nearly 800 people in Southeast Asia.

Follow the latest updates on the rains in Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Sri Lanka on The Hindu's live blog on December 2, 2025.

Cyclone Ditwah live updates: Cyclone Ditwah on Sunday weakened into a deep depression as it lay centred over the southwest Bay of Bengal within a minimum distance of 30 km from the coasts of North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by the morning of December 1, the India Meteorological Department said. ...Read More

The death toll from floods and landslides following cyclonic rains in the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 303, the head of the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Saturday, up from a previous figure of 174 dead.

Cyclone Senyar floods and landslides devastate Sumatra, killing 604, displacing 570,000, and prompting calls for national disaster aid.

Authorities are assessing the scale of destruction of Tropical Cyclone Fina, with work already underway to unlock disaster recovery funding for the Northern Territory.

Follow The Hindu's live updates on Cyclone Ditwah and resulting rains across Sri Lanka and the southern coast of India, on November 29, 2025.

The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has shifted southeast toward the East Coast, prompting a red alert for Chennai, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu a