Banda Aceh, Dec. 8 -- Aceh's Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) is deploying four trained elephants to help remove wood debris and restore access to homes after flash floods struck Pidie Jaya District.

"We are bringing the elephants from the Saree Elephant Training Center," said Hadi Sofyan, head of BKSDA's Sigli Regional Unit, speaking in Pidie Jaya on Monday.

The elephants-Abu, Mido, Ajis, and Noni-will assist rehabilitation in areas inaccessible to heavy machinery, including Meureudu and Meurah Dua sub-districts.

Sofyan said the elephants will reopen blocked paths, deliver logistics, and aid in searches for residents still missing after the floods.

"The operation will last seven days, until December 14, 2025," he noted, ...