Indonesia Flood Crisis: Over 900 Dead as Starvation Threatens Remote Villages in Sumatra

Dec 06, 2025 08:41 pm CST

Devastating floods and landslides have killed more than 900 people in Indonesia's Sumatra island, with starvation emerging as a critical threat in isolated villages. Part of a wider climate disaster affecting Southeast Asia that has claimed nearly 1,800 lives across five countries, the catastrophe has completely destroyed entire communities in Aceh province while the government faces criticism for not declaring a national disaster.