#Aceh

With over 1,000 dead from floods in Aceh, Indonesia, residents are raising white flags as President Prabowo Subianto refuses foreign aid, claiming the situation is 'under control'.

Despite nearly 500,000 displaced and 1,000 dead from floods in Sumatra, Indonesia's President Prabowo is rejecting a national emergency declaration and foreign aid. We analyze the reasons and reactions.

In November 2025, Cyclone Senyar killed over 1,000 people in Indonesia despite early warnings. An analysis of why the nation's disaster preparedness system, built after the 2004 tsunami, failed.

Analysis suggests the slow disaster response in Aceh and President Prabowo's rejection of international aid could reignite separatist tensions, threatening the peace forged after the 2004 tsunami.