Hundreds of displaced monkeys from a demolished wildlife park have made an Indonesian village their new sanctuary burglarizing homes and demanding food from villagers.

An Antara report quote a resident of Mangliawan village in East Java province as telling a local news website that the macaque invasion started three months ago when their sanctuary in the nearby Wendit recreational park was partly cleared to give way to new structures.

Sudarsono said the monkeys broke roofs to enter homes and steal food. The animals also went violent and attacked villagers.

Another villager, Prayitno, said 25 to 30 macaques break in their house every day to look for food.

Antara said a regional government will construct cottages and commercial buildings in a portion of the 25-acre (10-hectare) Wendit park.