More than 500 people have died and hundreds injured after devastating floods caused by cyclonic rains hit Indonesia earlier last week, the BBC reports.
Rescue workers are racing to reach some areas of the hardest hit island of Sumatra, where thousands have been cut off and left without critical supplies.
An exceptionally rare tropical storm, named Cyclone Senyar, caused catastrophic landslides and flooding in Indonesia, with homes swept away and thousands of buildings submerged.
Torrential rain and storms have devastated parts of Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, affecting millions of people and leaving more than 900 dead across Asia this month.
