"On Indonesia's Sumatra, many survivors were still struggling to recover from the flash floods and landslides that hit last week as Indonesia's meteorological agency warned Aceh could see very heavy rain through Saturday, with North and West Sumatra also at risk. Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf said response teams were still searching for bodies in waist-deep mud. However, starvation was one of the gravest threats now hanging over remote and inaccessible villages, he said."
"Rescue teams and volunteers have been struggling to assist millions of people affected by floods and landslides in parts of Asia, as the official death toll from the ongoing climate-fuelled disaster has climbed to more than 1,750 people in the worst-affected countries of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. In Indonesia, at least 867 people were confirmed dead and 521 were still missing, according to the latest data on Saturday from the island of Sumatra in Aceh province,"
Severe floods and landslides across parts of Asia have produced a death toll exceeding 1,750 people, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand hardest hit. Indonesia reported at least 867 deaths and 521 missing, and more than 800,000 displaced in Aceh province. Sri Lanka recorded 607 deaths with 214 missing and feared dead. Thailand reported at least 276 deaths, while Malaysia and Vietnam each recorded two fatalities linked to heavy rains and landslides. Response teams continue search and rescue operations amid forecasts of further heavy rain, and remote communities face acute shortages and risk of starvation.
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