NORTH SUMATRA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s environment ministry on Dec. 6 suspended private sector activity in a crucial high conservation value rainforest as rescuers continued working through three ...

Reducing flood risk in Sumatra requires more than technical fixes or post-disaster responses. It calls for a shift in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: A damaged vehicle sits amongst debris after deadly landslides following heavy rains in Malalak, Agam regency, West ...

On February 5, 2026, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, @kurnianiwahyuni shared a video capturing a close call during a tree-felling operation. In the video, a coconut tree trunk that has just been ...

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides ...

Indonesia has revoked the permits of 28 companies after a post–Cyclone Senyar audit found environmental violations that ...

The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 248 on Friday, with 100 people missing, authorities said, as rescue workers found their efforts hampered by ...

Indonesia Landslides In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers on a rubber boat evacuate residents from their flooded home in North Sumatra ...