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Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll tops 1,200

WORLD NEWS
02-12-2025 16:16 HKT
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Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP Floodwaters surround a Buddhist temple in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, on December 1, 2025.
Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP Floodwaters surround a Buddhist temple in Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, on December 1, 2025.
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