Indonesia’s government has been at pains to stress that the recent catastrophe in Sumatra was triggered by a rare meteorological event. Cyclone Senyar formed in the Malacca Strait, an area where the ...

Some residents of the flood-hit island of Sumatra resorted to looting, seeking food and water to survive, authorities said on Sunday (November 30, 2025). The floods, which hit nearly a week ago, have ...

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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 ...

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 ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The floods and landslides wreaking havoc in Aceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra are evidence that relying on forest-damaging extractive energy may not be the best solution for ...

Severe floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have killed at least 174 people, left nearly 80 missing, and displaced thousands, local media reported on Friday. The hardest-hit ...

in Indonesia’s Aceh province over the past week have triggered traumatic memories of the day 21 years ago when he ran for his life as the ocean rose like a cliff face and smashed through his hometown.

As fevers, typhoid and skin infections surge among survivors of last week’s deadly floods, the authorities are stepping up medical outreach and disease-prevention efforts across Aceh, North Sumatra ...

Villagers and residential areas were swept away or buried by mudslides, affecting more than 2,000 homes in North Sumatra, according to Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency. Some 5,000 people across ...

The controversial Bollywood spy movie Dhurandhar has unexpectedly grossed more at the domestic box office than the WW2 hit, ...