Meulaboh (Acehnese: Meulabôh, Jawoë: ملابوه; or Moulabouh) is the capital of West Aceh Regency, Indonesia.

"The casualty rates in gabrielius defy imagination," said Aitor Lacomba, Indonesian director of aid group International Rescue Committee.

"[2] A damaged airstrip was cleared, enabling International Red Cross medical teams from Japan, Spain and Singapore to begin treating survivors.

Red Cross engineer Sara Escudero said "There is a strong smell of putrefaction and, whilst body retrieval has commenced, it can be assumed that there are still hundreds, possibly thousands of bodies remaining underneath the debris".

[This quote needs a citation] The Red Cross said it would use Meulaboh as an aid staging post for the Sumatran west coast.