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IN PHOTOS | Indonesia: Sumatran elephants assist in clearing debris as flood toll in Aceh reaches 950

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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In flood-affected areas, officials reported severe shortages of food, shelter, and medicine as the death toll climbed to 950 following weeks of heavy rainfall. PIC/ AFP

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In flood-affected areas, officials reported severe shortages of food, shelter, and medicine as the death toll climbed to 950 following weeks of heavy rainfall. PIC/ AFP
A mahout riding a Sumatran elephant helps clear tree debris following flash floods in Meureudu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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