Hardships mount in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as flood tolls rise

A slew of tropical storms and monsoon rains has pummelled Southeast and South Asia, triggering landslides and flash floods from the rainforests of Indonesia's western Sumatra island to the highland plantations of Sri Lanka. "Everything is lacking, especially medical personnel. We are short on doctors," Muzakir Manaf, governor of Indonesia's Aceh province, told reporters late Sunday. "Basic necessities are also important. It's not just one or two items." Indonesia's national disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said 950 people in Aceh...