Death and devastation: why a rare equatorial cyclone and other storms have hit southern Asia so hard
- Written by Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
Rezan Soleh/AFP via Getty ImagesMore than 900 people are dead, thousands more missing and millions affected by a band of cyclones and extreme monsoonal weather across southern Asia. Torrential rain has triggered the worst flooding in decades, accompanied by landslides. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia have been hit hardest. The...





