Two back-to-back storms - Cyclone Senyar and Ditwah - left hundreds dead and thousands out of homes in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and also affected India.

, which has already left more than 100 people dead or missing. Typhoon Verbena entered the South China Sea early on Nov 26, with forecasters expecting the system to strengthen as it tracks across open water over the central South China Sea on Nov 27.