Dire straits: Flood-affected residents on foot, motorcyles and cars waiting in long lines at a fuel station in Banda Aceh. — AFP
OFFICIALS in Indonesia and Sri Lanka battled to reach survivors of deadly flooding in remote, cut-off regions as the toll in the disaster that hit four countries topped 1,450.
In Indonesia, survivors expressed growing frustration about the slow pace of the rescue effort and aid delivery, as humanitarian groups warned the scale of the challenge was almost unprecedented even for a country that has faced no shortage of natural disasters.
