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Three companies that manage pulpwood plantations in Indonesia are facing a citizen lawsuit over repeated fires on their concessions that have been blamed for illnesses and other disruptions. The ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Floods and landslides in Indonesia kill at least 20 people, with fear more victims will be discovered in debris
Jakarta — Rescue workers in western Indonesia used heavy equipment on Tuesday to dig out from weekend flooding and landslides that have killed at least 20 people, the national disaster agency said. In ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Bus-tanker crash in South Sumatra leaves 16 dead (update)
Aftermath of the fatal collision between a passenger bus and a tanker truck in the Trans-Sumatra Road in North Musi Rawas District, South Sumatra, on Wednesday (May 6, 2026). - Photo: Antara PALEMBANG ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Landslides, Flash Floods Leave 16 Dead, Six Missing
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Sixteen bodies have been recovered from beneath heavy mudslides and ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: 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 » Social: Agriculture Ministry Tightens Palm Oil Fire Risk Monitoring
PALMOILMAGAZINE, SOUTH SUMATRA — Indonesia’s Ministry of Agriculture is intensifying supervision of palm oil plantation companies to strengthen ...
News Indonesia » South Sumatra » Social: Indonesia Promises Action on Deforestation as Sumatra Flooding Toll Rises
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 » South Sumatra » Social: Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra
A powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System said there was no ...