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Indonesians blame deforestation for flood devastation
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» South Tapanuli, Indonesia - Reliwati Siregar gestured angrily at deforestation around her home on the island of Sumatra, where landslides and floods brought by a tropical storm killed more than 700 people in its deadliest disaster since a cataclysmic tsunami in 2004.
Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000
AFP, Published on 01/12/2025
» PADANG, Indonesia- Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel on Monday to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed nearly 1,000 people across four countries in Asia in recent days.
Tropical storm deaths cross 600 in Southeast Asia, over 4m affected
Reuters, Published on 30/11/2025
» JAKARTA/BANGKOK - The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend.
Floods, landslides kill at least 21 in Indonesia’s West Sumatra
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 10/03/2024
» Indonesia said at least 21 people were killed and 80,000 more were displaced by floods and landslides that hit several regions in West Sumatra province after days of torrential rains.
Indonesian rescuers race to find 12 missing after eruption
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» AGAM (INDONESIA) - Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers were racing Tuesday to find a dozen hikers who went missing after a volcano eruption killed 11 people.
Hikers evacuated as Indonesia volcano spews ash tower
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» PADANG (INDONESIA) - A volcano in western Indonesia erupted Sunday, belching a column of ash around three kilometres into the sky and forcing the evacuation of dozens of hikers, officials said.
5 dead in 'massive' Papua New Guinea quake
AFP, Published on 11/09/2022
» A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several more severely injured.
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2022
» JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, the third tremor to rattle the area since early Monday, according to the country's geophysics agency.
Strong quake strikes off Indonesia, no tsunami potential seen
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2022
» JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Monday and was felt strongly in some areas, including the city of Padang, though there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said.
Forced exorcisms touted as 'cure' for LGBT Indonesians
AFP, Published on 07/05/2020
» JAKARTA: Andin is haunted by memories of being forced into an exorcism to "save" her from being transgender -- a ritual that could become mandatory for Indonesia's LGBT community if a controversial new law is passed.