Indonesians in the flood-stricken town of Batang Toru began cleaning their homes of mud and debris on Saturday (December 6), more than a week after deadly floods and landslides devastated the town and others in parts of the island of Sumatra, killing at least 900 people.

The number known to have died as a result of the cyclone-induced floods and landslides across three Indonesian provinces in Sumatra was 916 on Saturday, with 274 listed as missing, government data showed. The storm systems also killed about 200 people in southern Thailand and Malaysia.

Local government officials in Sumatra have called on Indonesia’s national government to declare a national emergency in order to free up additional funds for rescue and relief efforts.

Earlier this week, Indonesia’s President, Prabowo Subianto, said the situation was improving and current relief arrangements were sufficient.

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ATANG TORU, NORTH SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA (DECEMBER 6, 2025) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS DRONE VIDEO OF HOUSES SURROUNDED BY MUD AFTER FLOODING

BATANG TORU, NORTH SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA (DECEMBER 6, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

2. VARIOUS OF WOMAN RINSING CLOTHES

3. CLOTHES DRYING ON WRECKAGE OF HOUSES

4. PERSON TAKING MUDDY SHOES OUT OF BUCKET

5. VARIOUS OF PERSON SCRUBBING SHOES

6. RIVER WITH WRECKAGE ON BANKS

7. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CLEARING MUD FROM HOMES

8. VARIOUS OF WOMAN RINSING DISHES IN MUDDY WATER

9. PEOPLE IN RIVER

10. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TAKING BUCKETS OF WATER FROM RIVER

11. FLOOD DEBRIS IN FRONT OF A ROW OF DAMAGED BUILDINGS

11. WOMEN RUNNING TOWARDS AID TRUCK

12. PEOPLE COLLECTING MATS FROM TRUCK

13. VARIOUS OF WOMAN LOOKING AT DEBRIS PILED UP IN VILLAGE

14. VARIOUS OF EXCAVATOR CLEARING UP PILES OF DEBRIS

15. VARIOUS OF WOMAN SCRAPING MUD FROM HER HOUSE

16. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CROSSING BRIDGES

17. DEBRIS IN RIVER SEEN FROM BRIDGE

18. DAMAGED ROAD

19. VARIOUS OF MEN PRAYING AT FLOOD-DAMAGED MOSQUE

20. MOSQUE MISSING WALL DAMAGED BY FLOODS

BATANG TORU, NORTH SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA (DECEMBER 6, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)

21. VARIOUS DRONE VIDEO OF BUILDINGS SURROUNDED BY MUD IN FLOOD-HIT AREA