IN PHOTOS: Aceh floods leave 950 dead; elephants deployed to clear tree debris

Updated On: 08 December, 2025 03:14 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Mahouts guided Sumatran elephants to help remove fallen trees and debris in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Monday. (PICS. AFP) TEXT: AP

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Mahouts guided Sumatran elephants to help remove fallen trees and debris in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Monday. (PICS. AFP) TEXT: AP

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A mahout riding a Sumatran elephant helps clear tree debris following flash floods in Meureudu

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Aceh Tamiang became the hardest-hit area in Aceh province, and infrastructure lay in ruins

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Entire villages in the lush hills district were submerged beneath a thick blanket of mud

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More than 2.6 lakh residents had fled homes that once sat on green farmland

<p>Trucks carrying relief supplies crawled along roads connecting North Sumatra’s Medan city to Aceh Tamiang, which had reopened almost a week after the disaster, but distribution was slowed by debris on the roads, said National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari</p>

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Trucks carrying relief supplies crawled along roads connecting North Sumatra’s Medan city to Aceh Tamiang, which had reopened almost a week after the disaster, but distribution was slowed by debris on the roads, said National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari

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