Death toll due to floods on Sumatra island reached 84

At least 84 people have died, and dozens more are missing due to floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. This was reported by The Jakarta Post newspaper, citing rescue services.

"At least 65 people are still being sought," the publication says.

In addition, 95 citizens were injured. It is noted that due to flooding in the west of Sumatra, the electricity supply was cut off. In addition, about 1,500 people were evacuated in Aceh province due to landslides.

The publication stressed that the tropical storm also affected neighboring countries, including Thailand and Malaysia.

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The VnExpress newspaper reported on November 23 that the death toll from the floods in Vietnam exceeded 90 people, with 12 more missing. According to the newspaper, the rains began to weaken, but some areas remained flooded, and hundreds of families continued to experience difficulties: floods damaged more than 1.1 thousand houses.

The Reuters news agency noted that the greatest damage was caused by flooding in the provinces of Daklak, Khanh Hoa and Zialai, where more than 200 thousand houses, schools, medical institutions and administrative buildings were destroyed and damaged. Economic losses, according to preliminary information, were estimated at 9 trillion DONG (over $340 million).

Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences to the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Vietnam Toh Lam and President Luong Kyong in connection with the consequences of flooding in the central regions of the republic.

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