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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Rotating blackouts that have plagued North Sumatra since last week have triggered a secondary crisis, forcing widespread water outages across the province. The Regional Drinking ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Fresh floods hit North, West Sumatra amid damage from last year’s disaster
Padang Mayor Fadly Amran said the latest flooding had hit areas devastated by major floods last year, where sediment buildup had made rivers shallower and more prone to overflowing.
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Indonesia reinforces corporate responsibility in wildfire mitigation
Deputy Environment Minister Diaz Hendropriyono reiterated the government's commitment to strengthening wildfire mitigation efforts, ensuring that ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: After Deadly Floods in Sumatra, Indonesia Moves Against Polluters
When torrential rains triggered floods and landslides across three provinces in Sumatra late last year, entire villages were swept away, more than 1,200 people were killed and forests upstream ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: How Past Choices Made Sumatra Flood-prone
Many observers linked the Sumatra flash floods in late 2025 to extreme rainfall associated with climate change. Heavy rain caused rivers to overflow and landslides to occur, destroying communities in ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Sinabung volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island erupts without reports of casualties
Mount Sinabung on Indonesia erupted Monday, spewing a column of black ash and smoke 3,500 meters (11,482 feet) from the top of the mountain into the sky over Sumatra island. There were no immediate ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Indonesia launches sweeping environmental audits after Sumatra flood disaster
If you liked this story, share it with other people. After Cyclone Senyar killed more than 1,100 people across Sumatra, the Indonesian government has acknowledged that deforestation and land-use ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Politics: Indonesia's North Sumatra hit by 6.4-magnitude quake, no tsunami threat
JAKARTA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Indonesia's North Sumatra province on Saturday, but there was no tsunami threat and no immediate reports of aftershocks and damages, the ...