The death toll from floods across large swaths of Southeast Asia rose to at least 321 on Friday, with authorities working to rescue stranded citizens, restore power and communications and coordinate recovery efforts as the waters began to recede.

Large parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been stricken by cyclone-fuelled torrential rain for a week, with a rare tropical storm forming in the Malacca Strait.

Another 46 people were killed by a cyclone in the South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka, authorities said.

On Indonesia's badly hit Sumatra island, 174 people were confirmed dead on Friday, said Suharyanto, the head of Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency, at a press briefing.

While the rain had stopped, 79 people were still missing and thousands of families have been dis

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