'The current could kill an elephant': Asia flood survivors describe escaping with their lives

From Thailand to Indonesia, torrential flooding has carried away people's possessions, homes and livesHow cyclones and monsoon rains converged to devastate parts of Asia - visual guideAminah Ali, 63, was at home in the Pidie Jaya district of Indonesia's Aceh province when the rains started at midnight on Wednesday. The waters rose gradually. It seemed like the usual flooding that happens during monsoon season, but then came a loud roar of water: her village was suddenly inundated.With help from her son, she managed to clamber on to her rooftop, where she waited for 24 hours. Flood waters, 3 meters high, stretched into the distance. "I saw many houses being swept away," she said. Continue reading...