Videos show shops being looted as weather conditions and cut off communication lines have hampered rescue efforts.

The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 708 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, as authorities rushed to repair infrastructure and deliver aid to cut-off areas.

Catastrophic floods and landslides in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand have left over 800 people remained missing and economic damage became more clear.

Indonesia and the Netherlands have agreed to repatriate two Dutch nationals convicted on drug offenses in Indonesia

Mets was sentenced to death in Indonesia's capital Jakarta in 2008 for smuggling and distributing 600,000 ecstasy pills. Tokman was initially given the death penalty in 2015 for smuggling 6 kilograms of Metheylene Dioxy Meth Amphetamine (MDMA) but his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment on appeal.

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

Nomura Holdings Inc. has raised its recommendation on Indonesian stocks to overweight, citing attractive valuations and a domestic policy that’s supportive of growth.

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