Flooding in southern Asia leaves hundreds dead

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1. Death toll rises - 440 dead in Indonesia, searching for 400 missing; nearly 200 dead in Sri Lanka

Indonesia searches for hundreds missing in deadly floods

Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for at least 400 people who have been reported missing, many believed to be buried under landslides, after cyclonic rains caused disastrous flooding nearly a week ago.

The death toll on the island of Sumatra has risen to more than 440, the government says.

Aid has been sent into affected areas by air and by sea, but some villages have yet to receive anything, and there are reports of people stealing food and water to survive.

Some foreign aid has arrived, with Malaysia sending medical supplies to Aceh, one of the worst-hit provinces.

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At least 193 dead in Sri Lanka flood, many more missing

More than 200 people are missing, and more than 20,000 homes have been destroyed, sending 108,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre reported.

Officials said that about a third of the country was without electricity or running water as a state of emergency was announced, in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.

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