"Indonesian and Thai authorities are racing to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as they said more than 600 people had died in devastating floods and landslides across south-east Asia. Heavy monsoon rains have overwhelmed parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia in recent days, leaving thousands of people stranded without shelter or critical supplies. In Indonesia, officials said more than 442 had died,"
"The water just rose up into the house and we were afraid, so we fled. Then we came back on Friday, and the house was gone, destroyed, Afrianti, 41, who only goes by one name, told Reuters in West Sumatra's capital, Padang, where she was sheltering. An area hit by flash floods in Padang, West Sumatra. Photograph: Aidil Ichlas/Reuters She and her family of nine had made a tent shelter beside the single wall that remained of their home."
More than 600 people died in floods and landslides across southeast Asia after heavy monsoon rains overwhelmed parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. In Indonesia, officials reported over 442 deaths, hundreds injured and 402 missing, with Sumatra island among the hardest-hit areas and thousands stranded without critical supplies. Floods and landslides damaged roads, downed communications and made some areas inaccessible, prompting deployment of two warships from Jakarta for aid delivery. Residents described homes and businesses destroyed and sheltered beside remaining walls. Reports surfaced of people breaking into shops before aid arrived amid shortages of food, water and medicine.
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