Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies and possible survivors after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island.

Flash floods and landslides triggered by days of heavy monsoon rain have devastated parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing 69 people and leaving 59 missing as rescuers continue searching through mud-filled villages and swollen rivers.

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia's Simeulue Island off North Sumatra on Thursday (Nov 27) afternoon at 12.56pm. According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG),

Days of continuous rain have triggered deadly floods across parts of Southeast Asia, with more downpours in some areas expected into early next week. In Indonesia's North Sumatra province, dozens have died,

A powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday , the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The Indonesia Tsunami Warning Center said there was no potential for a tsunami. The quake struck at a depth of 16 miles, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Indonesia has sent reinforcements to a National Park on Sumatra island after a forestry task force command post was destroyed in response to palm oil plantation seizures, the Forestry Ministry said on Tuesday.

Indonesia’s biodiversity gained renewed global attention following the discovery of a blooming Rafflesia hasseltii in Sijunjung, West

People wade through flood water after heavy rain hit Padang Pariaman regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Nov. 24, 2025. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua) People wade through flood water after heavy rain hit Padang Pariaman regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Nov. 24, 2025. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)