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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

Asia floods: Death toll crosses 1,500 as rescuers race to reach isolated villages

Rescuers were still struggling to reach isolated communities a week after catastrophic floods and landslides tore through South and Southeast Asia, leaving more than 1,500 people dead and nearly 1,000 missing.

The disaster killed at least 837 people in Indonesia, 479 in Sri Lanka, 185 in Thailand, and three in Malaysia, authorities reported on Wednesday, even as rain and flooding triggered by storms continued across the region.

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