Indonesia Flooding

Devastating floods and landslides in Aceh and Sumatra, Indonesia
By Leuser International Foundation, Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. 
2 December 2025, at 21.00 – Jakarta time. 

The extreme weather and heavy raining from 23 – 27 November 2025, have hit severely across northern part of Sumatera covering Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces caused by Tropical Cyclone Senyar and have resulted in devastating massive flooding and landslides. 

By 2 December 2025, total casualties from the three provinces have reached 708 deaths and 499 people are still missing. More than 3.3 million people affected and 1.2 million people displaced. Indonesia disaster office (BNPB) reports this regional disaster have destroyed 3,600 houses, 344 bridges and 344 educational facilities. 

Aceh province in particular, the death toll has reached 249, reported missing is 227 people and almost two thousand people injured. The disaster struck 18 regencies/cities (out of 23 districts or 78% ) in Aceh and has affected 1.4852.185  people, and 660.642 people displaced. Infrastructure damage included 302 roads and 152 bridges.

The Gayo highland coffee plantation zone in Aceh (covering Aceh Tengah and Bener Meriah Districts) has been also badly affected by this disaster. Extreme rainfall, strong winds have resulted to flush flooding, shifting soil, and landslides in many parts of Gayo highland where  more than 90,000  hectares of Sumatra Gayo arabica coffee plantation are located. 

The Gayo highland is now totally isolated from road access of east coast and west coast of Aceh. The serious damages have resulted in delay in foods and medical distribution. The only possible access is only by air where there is one airport called Rembele airport (TXE). In Bener Meriah district, 93 bridges are reported destroyed. Power, internet, water supply are still off. Internet is severely restricted.

Leuser International Foundation is a non-governmental organization that has 30 year- conservation experience in protection of natural resources, endangered species and community development in Aceh and North Sumatra. The foundation has office in campus of University of Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh and operation field office located in Bener Meriah, Gayo highland in Aceh Province. 

Further information about the foundation can be found in: www.leuserfoundation.org , or by email : program@leuserfoundation.org

The Foundation welcome and appreciate any supports to the victims of the devastation flooding in Aceh, Sumatra, as well as Gayo highland coffee communities. 

Regards, 
Said Fauzan Baabud 
Chairman
Leuser International Foundation
WA number: +6281360392005
Email: said.baabud@leuserfoundation.org