Daily Digest Online

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Indonesia has soared past 600, officials confirmed, with hundreds more missing and rescue workers struggling to reach cut-off communities days after a rare cyclone triggered the disaster. Rescue efforts continue in northern Indonesia as the region grapples with the aftermath of devastating floods that have now claimed more than 600 lives. The disaster, triggered last week by Cyclonic Storm Senyar—a rare weather system that formed near the equator—has impacted approximately 1.5 million people across the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. With another 500 people still missing and thousands injured, the scale of the crisis is still unfolding. Critical infrastructure has been severed; images from the region show bridges washed away, roads buried under mud and debris, and landscapes transformed by powerful waters. For survivors, the wait for aid has become a desperate struggle. In hard-hit Central Tapanuli...