Relentless flooding and landslides have left Southeast Asia grappling with one of the deadliest natural disasters in recent years.
Authorities reported more than 250 fatalities across Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia on Friday, as torrential monsoon rains, intensified by a tropical storm system, submerged cities, isolated villages, and trapped thousands on rooftops.
In Indonesia, Sumatra has been hardest hit. Floods and landslides have claimed at least 111 lives, with nearly 100 more missing, according to local authorities.
North Sumatra police sp
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