Indonesians clean up after deadly Sumatra floods

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Indonesians in the flood-hit town of Batang Toru began clearing mud and debris from their homes on Saturday (Dec 6), more than a week after deadly floods and landslides devastated communities across Sumatra, killing at least 900 people.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Residents in the flood-hit town of Batang Toru have begun clearing mud and debris from their

00:06homes, more than a week after deadly floods and landslides swept through parts of Sumatra.

00:11The cyclone-induced disaster has killed at least 916 people across three provinces, with

00:18274 still missing.

00:20The same storm systems also caused destruction in southern Thailand and Malaysia, leaving

00:25around 200 people dead.

00:27Local officials in Sumatra are urging the national government to declare a state of emergency

00:32to unlock more funds for rescue and relief efforts.

00:36But President Prabowo Subianto said earlier this week that the situation was improving

00:41and that current relief arrangements were sufficient.

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