People walk in a village affected by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. - AP
JAKARTA: Indonesia's national disaster agency sharply increased the death toll from catastrophic floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra on Monday (Dec 1), with at least 604 people reported dead so far.
The scale of the disaster has become more apparent since torrential rains battered large parts of Sumatra last week, overwhelming rivers, triggering landslides and submerging entire districts.
