The humanitarian organisation Singapore Red Cross is directing $250,000 to five partner national societies to aid communities impacted by extreme weather, The Straits Times reports. Each affiliate, the relief networks in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, will be granted $50,000, according to an official announcement on December 1 by Singapore’s emergency assistance coordination body.

Intense monsoon systems, tropical storms, and cyclones have recently unleashed large-scale floods and landslides in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka, damaging housing, infrastructure, and essential services while triggering casualties and mass evacuations. In Indonesia, more than 400 people have died in Aceh, Northern Sumatra already.

Regional response units are already operating on the ground. Teams from the Indonesian branch, Malaysian emergency chapters, Thai provincial groups, and Vietnam’s local units are working with municipal and district authorities to run evacuation shelters, manage rescues, distribute immediate-need items including food and drinking water, restore hygiene in affected neighbourhoods, and clear debris from critical transit or residential zones.

Local coordination by the Thai agency has included support for Singaporean tourists stranded in flood-hit areas in Hat Yai. The Malaysian affiliate and other national units continue to assist displaced families through provincial and district operational posts.

In Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan relief network has activated emergency measures across 25 districts through its 25-branch system. Search-and-rescue support teams, first-aid units, and disaster-response volunteers have been deployed under 25 decentralised offices, alongside specialised Disaster Response Teams assigned to community triage, essential-items delivery, medical treatment, and rapid-needs analysis. All 25 divisions are currently engaged in emergency operations.

Singapore’s highest-ranking operational spokesperson, Benjamin William, said communities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam are experiencing significant climate-driven disruption. He added that national partners are delivering crucial aid, and Singapore remains committed to supporting them through shared logistics frameworks and cross-agency coordination.