Indonesia, SE Asia, Hit Hard By Floods

Authorities say more than 900 people have died on the Indonesian island of Sumatra after days of punishing cyclones and monsoon rains.

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00:00Over 900 people have now been confirmed dead in recent floods and landslides in western Indonesia.

00:07Over 400 people are still missing after a recent cyclone flooded the island of Sumatra.

00:13Deforestation linked to mining and logging may have worsened the effects.

00:18Heavy monsoon rains and cyclones have led to catastrophic flooding in the region,

00:22also killing around 200 people in southern Thailand and Malaysia.

00:26More than a million people have been displaced across South and Southeast Asia.