Starvation fears as flood tolls rise

DISASTER: EVERYTHING IS LACKING, SAYS OFFICIAL

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Officials in flood-hit parts of Indonesia reported shortages of food, shelter and medicine as the death toll reached 950 yesterday following weeks of heavy rain.

A slew of tropical storms and monsoon rains has pummelled Southeast and South Asia, triggering landslides and flash floods from the rainforests of Indonesia’s western Sumatra island to the highland plantations of Sri Lanka.

“Everything is lacking, especially medical personnel,” Muzakir Manaf, governor of Indonesia's Aceh province, said on Sunday.

“Basic necessities are also important. It’s not just one or two items.”