Photos| Floods and landslides in Sumatra leave widespread destruction and 248 casualties

Announced Indonesian authorities Saturday morning, the number of victims of floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra has risen to 248 people.

Indonesian police said in a statement that rescue teams are still struggling to reach the affected areas after Monsoon rains last week in Rivers flooded, sweeping away mountainous villages with mud, rocks and trees, causing widespread destruction, in addition to uprooting trees and destroying some bridges.

The death toll rose The floodsthat hit Southeast Asia severely yesterday, Friday, in Thailand.
The same scenes are repeated in Indonesiaand neighboring Malaysia and Thailand, between cities flooded with water, residents besieged by floods, and landslides caused by heavy rains that have been falling for days.

Hundreds of deaths

In Thailand, government spokesman Siriyapong Angkasakulkiat said on Friday afternoon that "The total number of deaths in the southern governorates rose to 145".