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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

JAKARTA -- The death toll from heavy storms across three Indonesian provinces on Sumatra has jumped to more than 400 with a similar number still missing and 290,000 people evacuated as the impact of ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The number of casualties due to flash floods and landslides in several areas of Sumatra continues to climb. The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) updated its search ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The North Sumatra Regional Police have provided an update on the situation following the floods and landslides that struck the area beginning November 24, 2025. As of today, Sunday ...

Sun, November 30, 2025 Published on Nov. 30, 2025 Published on 2025-11-30T19:12:49+07:00 he death toll from floods and landslides following cyclonic rains in Sumatra has risen to 442, official data on ...