Death toll from Indonesia floods passes 700 as 1 million evacuated

Floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra island have killed 708 people, with 504 missing, as of Tuesday. Heavy monsoon rains and tropical cyclones across Asia have affected 3.2 million Indonesians, injuring 2,600, and prompting the evacuation of one million from high-risk areas. Aid workers are struggling to reach survivors due to blocked roads and broken bridges, leading to food shortages and price increases in hard-hit areas like Aceh. The Indonesian government is sending aid, while the World Health Organization is deploying response teams and supplies. The WHO director general cited the disaster as another example of climate change driving extreme weather events.

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