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Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra - Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fuel ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: In Photos: Indonesia Forest Fires Blanket Sumatra and Kalimantan in Thick Haze
Forest fires have burned 64,341 hectares across Indonesia, blanketing communities in thick haze and disrupting daily life.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: How Indonesia Can Better Conserve Sumatra’s Peatland Forests
Over the past two decades, Sumatra’s peatland forests have undergone a significant decline, losing approximately 3 million hectares at an annual deforestation rate averaging 150 thousand hectares.
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Indonesia wildfire crisis: South Sumatra holds mass prayer for rain
Thousands gathered in Palembang for a special prayer for rain as firefighters battled major blazes. The turnout highlighted the severity of the haze crisis and the pressure from El Nino-driven drought ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 164
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 efforts hampered by damaged ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Sumatra villages count cost of deadly river tsunami swelled by illegal logging
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Several days of extreme rainfall beginning March 7 triggered fatal flash flooding across Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, resulting in at least ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Sumatra Earthquake 2026: Why is Indonesia shaking again? 6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Sumatra
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island on Tuesday, August 18. The quake occurred at a depth of about 29 kilometres. It was felt in coastal areas, but there were no immediate ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia's Sumatra island leave at least 23 dead and dozens missing
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 » South Sumatra » Life: Permanent housing for Sumatra disaster victims starts in Sept: VP
Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka apologized to disaster victims during a visit to North Sumatra on Friday and said construction of permanent ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Life: Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires
The prayer gathering in one of the regions hardest hit by this year's wildfire season comes as the province faces prolonged dry weather that has heightened the risk of forest and peatland fires.