Deadly flooding across Indonesia has claimed more than 900 lives, with hundreds still missing and entire communities wiped out after a rare cyclone unleashed torrential rain and landslides across the region.
Over 100,000 homes were destroyed, leaving survivors stranded on rooftops for days without food or water as rescue teams struggle to reach areas cut off by collapsed roads and deep mud. Aid drops remain the only lifeline for some districts, while reports describe families fleeing rising waters multiple times and remote villages facing starvation.
The disaster forms part of a wave of severe weather across Asia — including Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam — bringing the regional death toll close to 2,000.
Indonesian media report prisons forced to release inmates as waters rose and looting in isolated towns, underscoring the scale of the humanitarian crisis.
Don't look away!
This is the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding in Aceh Tamiang Regency, Sumatra in Indonesia 🇮🇩
At least 744 dead, 551 missing, 1.1 million displaced across 50 districts and the animals, no figures available 😭pic.twitter.com/dom4HRyO8o
— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) December 2, 2025
