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The serious floods affecting several Asian countries such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand caused by a historic storm of rains have left more than 1,000 dead and hundreds missing.
The Indonesian island of Sumatra is the most affected with at least 502 deaths.
Rescue and relief teams from Southeast Asian countries are still trying to access numerous flood-affected areas, even as the waters receded and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in all three countries.
More than four million people have been affected: almost three million in southern Thailand and 1.1 million in western Indonesia.
Indonesia
At least 502 people have lost their lives in Indonesia due to the rains on the island of Sumatra, where relief teams are also searching for some 508 missing in the midst of the floods, the deadliest recorded this year in Southeast Asia.
Many areas were isolated due to road blockages, while damage to telecommunications infrastructure made communication difficult.
Relief and rescue teams used helicopters to deliver aid to people in areas that were not accessible by road.
Supply distribution in Agam, West Sumatra.
Thailand and Malaysia
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health reported that the death toll from flooding in the south of the country rose to 170, eight more than on Saturday, and 102 were injured. Songkhla province recorded the highest number of fatalities, with 131.
Hat Yai the largest city in Songkhla, received 335 mm (13 inches) of rain last Friday, its largest amount in a single day in 300 years, in the midst of days of heavy rain.
In neighboring Malaysia, there are still about 18,700 people in evacuation centers, according to the country’s national disaster management agency. Weather authorities lifted tropical storm alerts and continued rain on Saturday, predicting clear skies for most of the country.