Wassana Suthi spent last week trying to keep a nursing home running as the floodwaters rose around her in the southern Thai city of Hat Yai, cutting the home off from outside help, bar one helicopter dropping supplies on the roof.

Unusually destructive storms have killed at least 1,350 people across the region and displaced millions in South and Southeast Asia.

Satellite imagery captured the extent of the flooding that devastated parts of South East Asia in late November, killing at least 1,200 people.These images, captured by Planet Labs PBC, show extensive flooding in the Colombo and Kaduwela areas of Sri Lanka (images 1-2),

The deluge has hit 10 provinces across the country's south over the past week, with the city of Hat Yai, a business hub bordering Malaysia, recording its heaviest rainfall in 300 years - 335mm in a single day. Photos show vehicles and houses submerged in the city, while desperate residents await rescue on their rooftops.

King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the first Thai monarch to visit China since the two countries established diplomatic relations half a century ago. His trip was the most high-profile signal yet that Thailand, which has long struck a careful balance between China and America, is leaning ever closer towards its northern neighbour.

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Authorities across Southeast Asia are racing against time to deliver aid and reach the stranded as floods and landslides continue to devastate Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia, displacing millions and leaving a mounting death toll.

South Korean food company CJ Cheiljedang Corp. said Tuesday it has partnered with Thailand's largest retailer, CP Axtra, to expand its K-food business in Southeast Asian markets. CJ Cheiljedang signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CP Axtra,