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Indonesian flood toll 87

BANDA ACEH: Authorities found more than 70 bodies in flood-ravaged villages in western Indonesia on Sunday while looting broke out in Malaysia in districts abandoned due to rising waters, officials and reports said.

An aerial view from an aid flight over the worst-hit region on Indonesia's Sumatra island showed many houses submerged, while only the roofs of others were visible. Some were trapped on the roofs of their homes.

The death toll from more than three days of rain-triggered flooding on Sumatra was at least 87, with dozens others reported missing.

More than 150,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. — AP

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