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Indonesian rescuers search for survivors as death toll from floods and landslides tops 300

AGAM, Indonesia (AP) — Improved weather on Saturday helped rescuers on Indonesia's Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were hit by landslides and flash ...
PBS

Death toll rises to 164 after floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said, as rescue workers found their ...
Mongabay

Sumatra’s ‘natural’ disaster wasn’t natural: How deforestation turned a rare cyclone catastrophic

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 ...