Indonesia’s government has been at pains to stress that the recent catastrophe in Sumatra was triggered by a rare ...

Environmentalists say that the flash floods and landslides in Sumatra have been worsened by years of logging linked to mining operations. In this photo released by Indonesia’s disaster management ...

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As the floodwaters in Sumatra started to recede, the full extent of the devastation became painfully clear: more than 800 lives lost, over 3.2 million people affected and entire communities left ...

Military builds 'Bailey bridges' in Sumatra to facilitate aid distribution Residents report severe shortage of clean water Death toll from last week's cyclone reaches 867 ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia, Dec ...

Death toll due to last week’s floods and landslides in Indonesia’s Sumatra island crossed 860, with the Indonesian military also stepping up rescue and relief efforts in affected regions. As per the ...

JAKARTA – Suffering through days without clean water or proper medical care, evacuees packed into emergency shelters across three provinces in the northern part of Sumatra are falling severely ill, ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Three Indonesian provinces in the region of Sumatra have not fully recovered after being hit by flash floods and landslides over the past week. The three affected areas are Aceh, ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia's national disaster agency sharply increased the death toll from catastrophic floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra on Monday (Dec 1), with at least 604 people reported ...

Indonesia's government says it will summon eight companies over their suspected role in worsening the scale of floods and landslides in Sumatra. But environmental groups say the government is ...

Many logs became forces of destruction in Indonesia last week, in a sign that deforestation compounded the devastation wrought by a cyclone. Many logs became forces of destruction in Indonesia last ...