JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers were struggling on Tuesday to reach cut-off villages in Sumatra, where over 700 people were killed and more than 500 remain missing following the most devastating floods and landslides in decades. The floods and landslides, which were triggered by extreme weather linked to tropical cyclones Senyar and Koto, hit the provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh last week and displaced some 1.1 million people, according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency.

MEDAN: Some residents of the flood-hit island of Sumatra resorted to looting, seeking food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday. The floods, which hit nearly a week ago,…

PADANG: Indonesian and Thai authorities raced on Sunday to clear debris and find hundreds of people still missing after devastating floods and landslides that killed at least 480…