Sri Lanka, Dec. 8 -- Over 1,500 people have been killed in recent days in several parts of Southeast Asia due to catastrophic floods and landslides.

The current death toll stands at 883 people killed in Indonesia, 486 in Sri Lanka, 185 in Thailand, and 3 in Malaysia.

On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the victims of the natural disaster and the families who mourn their loved ones.

Speaking at the Angelus prayer, the Pope urged the international community to show concrete signs of solidarity through humanitarian aid.

"I am close to the peoples of South and Southeast Asia, who have been severely tested by the recent natural disasters," he said. "I pray for the victims, for the families who mourn their loved ones, and for all those who a...