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 ...

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 ...

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 -- The removal of multiple pieces of news content about the aftermath of the Sumatra floods and public officials' remarks against reporting government "shortcomings" have prompted concerns ...

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 ...