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Rescuers in Indonesia are urgently searching for hundreds of missing people feared buried under landslides in the wake of devastating floods that have wreaked havoc across south-east Asia - as the death toll in the region has now reached 900.
On the Indonesian island of Sumatra survivors have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, while Sri Lankan officials said deaths from floods and mudslides have risen to 193.
The floods, which hit Indonesia nearly a week ago, have killed 442 people - with the number expected to rise as more bodies are recovered - and displaced 290,700.
Nearly 3,000 houses have been reportedly damaged, including 827 that were flattened or swept out by floods.
The deluges triggered landslides, damaged roads, cut off parts of the island, and downed communication lines, prompting officials and limited communities to use Starlink satellite internet for relief operations.
Another 402 people are missing in Indonesia's three provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.
The challenging weather conditions and the lack of heavy equipment has also hampered rescue efforts. Aid has been slow to reach the hardest-hit city of Sibolga and Central Tapanuli district in North Sumatra.
Videos on social media showed people scrambling past crumbling barricades, flooded roads and broken glass to get their hands on food, medicine and gas.
Some waded through waist-deep floodwaters to reach damaged convenience stores.
The spokesperson for the police, Ferry Walintukan, said they received reports of people breaking into shops on Saturday evening, and that regional police had been deployed to restore order.
'The looting happened before logistical aid arrived,' Walintukan said. '(Residents) didn't know that aid would come and were worried they would starve.'
Eleven helicopters were deployed from Jakarta to the affected areas the day after the disaster for ongoing logistics distribution operations, especially to areas where land access was cut off, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, said on Sunday, 'but unpredictable weather often hampers aid operations.'
The Cabinet Secretariat released footage of the military airdropping supplies to the affected areas. In the village of North Tapanuli, survivors waved frantically to the helicopters carrying aid. Meanwhile, four navy ships docked at a port to support aid distribution.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk revealed that his internet service Starlink would provide free service throughout December for those affected by floods in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Authorities in Sri Lanka said the death toll there from floods and mudslides has risen to 193, with 228 others still missing.
Nearly 148,000 people have been displaced from their homes and are housed in temporary shelters.
Sri Lanka has been battered by severe weather since last week. Conditions worsened on Thursday, with heavy downpours that flooded homes, fields and roads and triggered landslides mainly in the tea-growing central hill country.
Thailand and Malaysia have also been devastated by the extreme weather caused by Cyclone Senyar, leaving millions affected and more than 900 dead across the region this month.