About 1,000 people were reported dead after floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island.
According to foreign media including Reuters, EFE and AFP on the 13th (local time), floods and landslides that recently hit three provinces in northern Sumatra left 991 people dead and 222 missing as of the previous day.
The number of injured reached 5,400. Casualties were reported in 52 areas across three provinces, including Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.
In Aceh, the hardest-hit province, about 60% of all households remain without power. Displaced residents are crowding temporary shelters, where relief supplies such as drinking water and medicine are in short supply.
Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto visited Aceh the previous day, apologized to residents for the delayed assistance, and promised the government would continue to help.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said a new economic support package will be announced within days to help recovery. The National Disaster Management Agency also said it will establish integrated shelters that provide food, medical services, sanitation facilities and psychological treatment services.
The Indonesian government estimated that a total of $3.1 billion (about 4.56 trillion won) will be needed for the expense of restoring dwellings and public facilities in the three provinces.
Meanwhile, not only Indonesia but also Sri Lanka, a South Asian island nation battered by the cyclone (tropical depression) "Ditwa," suffered floods and landslides that left 640 people dead and 211 missing.
Beyond Indonesia and Sri Lanka, heavy rain from the cyclone also lashed Thailand and Malaysia, triggering floods and landslides and causing severe loss of life. Thailand reported 275 deaths, and Malaysia reported three deaths. Across the four countries, a total of 1,909 people have died so far.