Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents of Bandar Pusaka Sub-district are seen in the yard of their destroyed home in Aceh Tamiang District. Her residence was levelled by catastrophic flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. To date, the cyclone has claimed at least 1,167 lives across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims across three countries in the Asia-Pacific, resulting in an estimated US$19.8 billion in damages. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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