Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500
The floods, caused by a rare cyclone that formed over the Strait of Malacca, have affected three provinces and nearly 1.4 million people, according to the state disaster agency.
The death toll from floods that hit Indonesia last week has now risen to more than 500, with rescue teams still struggling to reach the affected areas.
Another 500 people are missing, while thousands more have been injured.
Indonesia is just one part of Asia to be hit by heavy rains and storms in recent days, with Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka also reporting deaths.
In Indonesia, the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra are the worst affected, with thousands of people still isolated and without essential supplies.
Arini Amalia, a resident of Pidie Jaya Regency in Aceh, told the BBC that the floodwaters were "like a tsunami".
"According to my grandmother, this is the worst, the worst thing that has ever happened to her," Amalia said.
Images from the area show washed-out bridges, roads covered in mud and debris, and piles of tree trunks.
At the Twin Bridges, an iconic landmark in West Sumatra, where floodwaters swept away huge amounts of mud and debris, Mariana watched as bulldozers cleared the roads, hoping to find her missing family members, including her 15-year-old son.
"When I look at the bulldozers, see how thick the mud is... I keep thinking: What condition will my son be in when they find him?" she said. "Will he still be unharmed? My mother, my brother-in-law... When you see how everything is here, their faces might not even be recognizable anymore."
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