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News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Indonesia Promises Action on Deforestation as Sumatra Flooding Toll Rises

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/12/indonesia-promises-action-on-deforestation-as-sumatra-flooding-toll-rises/
Published on: Thursday 04 December 2025

Environmentalists say that the flash floods and landslides in Sumatra have been worsened by years of logging linked to mining operations. In this photo released by Indonesia’s disaster management ...

News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia's Sumatra island leave at least 23 dead and dozens missing

News channel or source: https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/indonesia-north-sumatra-flash-floods-landslides-t12046
Published on: Tuesday 25 November 2025

MEDAN, Indonesia — 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 on ...

News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Indonesia intensifies search for victims after floods and landslides kill 69 people

News channel or source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/indonesia-intensifies-search-for-victims-after-floods-and-landslides-kill-69-people
Published on: Thursday 27 November 2025

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers searched Thursday in rivers and the rubble of villages for bodies and possible survivors after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island left 69 people ...

News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Survivors pick up pieces in flood-hit Indonesia as more rain predicted

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/survivors-pick-up-pieces-in-flood-hit-indonesia-as-more-rain-predicted/ar-AA1RKKfx
Published on: Thursday 04 December 2025

Survivors in Indonesia were piecing back shattered lives Friday after devastating floods killed more than 1,750 people across five countries, with fears of fresh misery as more rain looms. Indonesia ...

News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Sumatra floods: Indonesia says no to foreign aid for now

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/politics/government/sumatra-floods-indonesia-says-no-to-foreign-aid-for-now/ar-AA1RVTgZ
Published on: Sunday 07 December 2025

Sri Lanka, Dec. 8 -- Indonesia is not accepting foreign aid for now as it remains confident that it can deal with the aftermath of the catastrophic Sumatra floods on its own. Many foreign leaders, ...

News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Aceh’s Bitter Lesson, Relearned

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/12/acehs-bitter-lesson-relearned/
Published on: Tuesday 23 December 2025

Where Does Bangladesh’s Once Dominant Awami League Stand Today? In 2004, Aceh was hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. In 2025, Indonesia’s most disaster-aware province was among the worst hit by ...