Humanitarian Crisis Deepens: Indonesia Flood Victims Resort to Looting as Death Toll Reaches 442

Nov 30, 2025 09:31 pm CST

In the aftermath of devastating floods in Indonesia, desperate residents of Sumatra have begun looting stores for survival as aid struggles to reach isolated areas. The disaster has claimed 442 lives with 402 still missing, while displacing over 290,700 people across three provinces. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka faces its own crisis with 193 flood-related deaths as Cyclone Ditwah approaches India's southern coast.