Protests have erupted in Aceh Province on the northern tip of Sumatra island, where anger and frustration are mounting over ...

Cyclone Senyar was an unusually rare event for Sumatra, but the scale of destruction cannot be explained by weather alone. Decades of deforestation, mining, plantations, and peat drainage left ...

Indonesia is confronting its deadliest natural disaster in more than two decades as floods and landslides ravage Sumatra, overwhelming local authorities and prompting scrutiny of how President Prabowo ...

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 ...

JAKARTA, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that activities in areas on Sumatra that were hit by deadly floods may return to normal in the next two to three ...

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 ...

The number confirmed killed following the most fatal flooding to hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra for decades increased to almost 1,000 on Dec. 9. On Dec. 6, Indonesia’s Environment Minister Hanif ...

Cyclone Senyar hit South and Southeast Asian countries in late November. In Indonesia, the island of Sumatra, especially its northern parts, took the worst hit. The storm set off flash floods and ...

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 - The BNPB (National Disaster Management Agency) reported the death toll due to floods and landslides in three provinces of Sumatra, Indonesia, until Sunday, December 7, 2025, has ...

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 ...

may return to normal in the next two to three months, ‍after a disaster that claimed more than 1,000 lives. The death ‍toll from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides, which destroyed houses and ...