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Regional Floods Push Death Toll Past 1,500 as Indonesia’s Aceh Bears the Brunt

Officials open corporate land-use probes following warnings of further intense rain.

Villagers cut logs that were washed away by a flash flood, intending to use them as materials to rebuild their damaged homes in Garoga in North Sumatra province on December 4, 2025.
Cows stand in an area affected by a deadly flash flood following heavy rains in Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh province, Indonesia, December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
Survivors in Indonesia's Sumatra are counting the cost of the last week's flash floods that killed 1,500 people across four countries
Environmentalists and Indonesia's government have pointed to the role forest loss played in the flash flooding and landslides that washed torrents of mud into villages and stranded residents of rooftops

Overview

  • Indonesia reports 837 dead and 545 missing, with more than 800,000 people displaced in Aceh, according to authorities cited by AFP.
  • Sri Lanka has recorded 486 deaths, Thailand 276 and Malaysia two, lifting the regional toll above 1,500.
  • Aceh leaders are urging national emergency status to unlock more aid, while Jakarta maintains existing disaster funds are sufficient and says conditions are improving.
  • Indonesia’s environment ministry has revoked some permits and will summon eight companies on Monday over suspected illegal logging or land clearing that may have worsened flooding, with possible criminal cases to follow.
  • The meteorological agency warns of very heavy rain in Aceh through Saturday, and survivors report urgent needs for clean water, food and shelter as access to isolated areas remains difficult.