Type of Incident : FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES
Affected Locations : Aceh Province, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra
Date of Incident : Wednesday, 10 December 2025
I. Key Information
• The floods and landslides that struck 3 provinces and 52 districts or cities have damaged more than 158,000 houses and displaced 900,000 people.
• Although floodwaters have begun to recede in several areas, most residents remain unable to return home due to mud and sediment from flash floods reaching depths of up to 2 meters has been filling their houses.
• As of Wednesday (10 December 2025), the total number of deaths caused by the floods and landslides has risen to 969 people, with 262 missing and more than 5,000 injured.
• Access to several affected locations, including Aceh Tamiang, Central Aceh, Gayo Lues,
Langkat, Sibolga, and South Tapanuli, had previously been completely cut off. Access was gradually restored via air routes, and land routes have now begun to reopen.