Anger as flood survivors await aid

Indonesian officials say at least 804 dead

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Villagers who lost their homes due to flash floods rest at a shelter at Tukka village, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, yesterday.

(AFP)

Officials in Indonesia battled to reach survivors of deadly flooding in remote, cutoff regions yesterday as the death toll in the disaster topped 800.

In Indonesia, there is growing frustration among survivors of catastrophic flooding and landslides over the pace of the rescue effort and aid delivery.

Humanitarian groups said the scale of the challenge was almost unprecedented even for a country that has faced no shortage of natural disasters.