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Survivors pick up pieces in flood-hit Indonesia as more rain predicted

A horse-drawn carriage carries passengers through a flooded road past an abandoned gas station in Bandung, West Java on December 5, 2025. [AFP]

Survivors in Indonesia were piecing back shattered lives Friday after devastating floods killed more than 1,600 people across five countries, with fears of fresh misery as more rain looms.

Indonesia has borne the brunt of the disaster, with its toll rising to 846 dead and 547 missing, authorities said. Many are in the island of Sumatra's northern Aceh province where more than 800,000 people have also been displaced. Sri Lanka has reported 486 deaths, Thailand 276 and Malaysia two.

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