Climate change and environmental destruction, not corruption, drive Southeast Asia's deadly flooding crisis that has killed hundreds across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Tropical Cyclone Senyar's unprecedented formation over the Malacca Strait demonstrates how warming oceans intensify monsoons and concentrate rainfall into catastrophic events. Unchecked deforestation, wetland destruction and sand mining have destabilized landscapes, turning natural weather patterns into compound disasters that overwhelm even well-prepared nations.
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Systemic corruption in flood control projects has stolen billions from the public, enriching politicians and contractors while leaving communities defenseless against disasters. The unholy alliance of lawmakers, bureaucrats, auditors and construction firms operates with brazen impunity, manipulating budgets and delivering ghost projects instead of protection. This criminal enterprise has drained billions over the years, with investigations revealing identical costs for different locations while thousands of projects remain substandard or non-existent.
There is a 50% chance that at least 3,566 people (per 100,000) will be affected by natural disasters in 2032, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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