Indonesians climb over logs in walk to aid centre as flood deaths keep on rising

Among the areas hardest hit by flooding in Indonesia is Batang Toru, in North Sumatra, which has seen massive deforestation. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia (Reuters): Residents in the Indonesian region of Aceh Tamiang climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour on Saturday to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sumatra island this month rose to more than 900 people.

The death toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides across three Indonesian provinces on Sumatra, including Aceh, rose to 908 people on Saturday with 410 listed as missing, government data showed. The storm systems also killed about 200 people in southern Thailand and Malaysia.