Desperate hunt for food and water as Indonesia floods death toll rises to 442

One of the worst-affected areas is Aceh province on Sumatra island.

The death toll is currently 96 with 75 people still missing, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.

Evacuation camps are widespread across 20 districts and cities, including 96 locations in Lhokseumawe City. Supplies in shops are running low, while some residents reported children drinking collected rainwater.

Arini Amalia, a resident from Pidie Jaya Regency, told BBC Indonesia how she escaped her home with her elderly grandmother, before trying to return to collect some of her belongings. However, it was too late.

“That was only a matter of minutes,” she said.

When the floodwaters finally started receding, the true damage became clear with “only a meter of mud left inside the house”.

“According to my grandmother, this is the worst, the worst in her life,” Amalia said.

“That’s why I’m a little traumatised, because it’s like a tsunami.”