By Laura Sharman, CNN
Photo: AFP/SUPPLIED
Heavy rainfall has unleashed widespread flooding and landslides across Asia, killing more than 700 people with hundreds still missing.
Cyclone-fueled downpours battered parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia this week when a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait - a narrow waterway separating the Indonesian island of Sumatra from the other two nations.
Sri Lanka was struck by a separate storm from which heavy rains are now approaching India's southern coast.
The severe weather has claimed the lives of at least 435 people in Indonesia, 153 in Sri Lanka, 162 in Thailand and two in Malaysia, officials told the Reuters news agency.
In Indonesia
Indonesian rescue teams are struggling to reach the hardest-hit areas of Sumatra, where Cyclone Senyar caused catastrophic landslides and flooding.
Photo: AFP/SUPPLIED
At least 435 people have died, government data on Sunday showed, an increase from 303 on Saturday. A further 406 people are reported still missing.
Video footage shows helicopters delivering supplies to the island, renowned for lush rainforests, active volcanoes and a critically endangered o
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