On Saturday, rescuers struggled to reach victims in several devastated areas of Indonesia hit by flash floods and landslides in Sumatra. The confirmed death toll was over 250, and authorities fear it could rise. With the area largely cut off by damaged roads and downed communications lines, relief aircraft were delivering some aid and supplies. Rescue workers faced difficulties due to damaged bridges and roads, as well as a lack of heavy equipment. Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province on Tuesday, tearing through mountainside villages, sweeping away people, and submerging thousands of houses and buildings. Nearly three thousand displaced families fled to government shelters.
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