By Stanley Widianto and Panarat Thepgumpanat

JAKARTA/BANGKOK (Reuters) -The death toll from floods across large swathes of Southeast Asia rose to at least 183 on Friday, with authorities in the region 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 badly hit Sumatra in Indonesia, 94 people had been confirmed dead by Friday afternoon, according to data from three provincial authorities.

In the Padang Pariaman region of Sumat

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