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Devastating Banda Aceh Flood Claims 442 Lives, Displaces Thousands

11/30/2025

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A severe flood in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, has killed at least 442 people, injured over 640, and displaced nearly 50,000 families.
The disaster is described as the worst flooding in recent memory.
Fitriati, a local resident, expresses despair as she surveys the destruction.
The trauma echoes the 2004 tsunami that killed over 170,000 in Aceh.

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Story summary

A severe flood in Banda Aceh, Sumatra, has killed at least 442 people, injured over 640, and displaced nearly 50,000 families.
The disaster is described as the worst flooding in recent memory.
Fitriati, a local resident, expresses despair as she surveys the destruction.
The trauma echoes the 2004 tsunami that killed over 170,000 in Aceh.