Indonesia flood death toll hits 502, official data shows

JAKARTA (Reuters) - The death toll from the floods striking three provinces across Indonesia's Sumatra island has risen to 502, official data showed on Monday.

Large parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been stricken by cyclone-fuelled torrential rain for a week, with a rare tropical storm forming in the Malacca Strait.

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Responders have used helicopters to deliver aid and for logistics in the northern part of the island, which was the hardest hit with roads cut off and communications infrastructure destroyed by landslides.