Indonesian villages flattened by catastrophic floods

Catastrophic floods and landslides have devastated villages in North Sumatra, Indonesia, on December 3, 2025. Aerial footage reveals widespread destruction with villages buried in mud. The disaster has contributed to a death toll exceeding 1,400 across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Indonesian officials and residents attribute the scale of the devastation, in part, to deforestation in the affected region. The floods and landslides have caused widespread damage and significant loss of life.