Indonesian rescuers search for survivors as death toll from floods and landslides rises to 442

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00:00Authorities in Indonesia on Sunday reported the death toll from floods and landslides

00:05in the country as reason to 442 people, as emergency services continued their frantic

00:11efforts to access portions of the hardest-eat Sumatra island, where thousands of people

00:17were left without essential supplies.

00:20According to the National Disaster Management Agency, some 402 people were still missing

00:26after initial rescue efforts were hampered by a lack of heavy equipment.

00:31While ever-questioned efforts are underway, officials say that electricity and internet

00:36are now partially restored.

00:38The devastating floods and landslides came after monsoon rains over the past week caused

00:44rivers to burst their banks.

00:47The deluge tore through the mountain villages, swept away people and submerged thousands of

00:53houses and buildings in the three provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Issa.

01:00The devastating floods also affected millions in Malaysia and Thailand, as well as in Sri

01:06Lanka, where a state of emergency was declared.

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