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News Indonesia » West Sumatra » History: Death toll from floods in Indonesia's West Sumatra rises to over 50

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/death-toll-floods-indonesias-west-sumatra-rises-50-2024-05-14/
Published on: Monday 13 May 2024

BUKITTINGGI, Indonesia, May 14 (Reuters) - The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 52, and more than 3,000 people have been ...

News Indonesia » West Sumatra » History: Indonesia: Highway collapses into 20-metre sinkhole in West Sumatra; drivers in panic escape in seconds | VIDEO

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/indonesia-highway-collapses-into-20-metre-sinkhole-in-west-sumatra-drivers-in-panic-escape-in-seconds-video/ar-AA1RKlRN
Published on: Thursday 04 December 2025

Indonesia: Drivers in West Sumatra witnessed a highway collapse in front of their eyes, as saturated soil gave way beneath them, forming a 20-metre-wide sinkhole during Indonesia’s ongoing flood and ...

News Indonesia » West Sumatra » History: Mount Marapi erupts in Indonesia's West Sumatra, spewing ash on nearby towns

News channel or source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/12/03/indonesia-mount-marapi-volcano-erupts-in-west-sumatra/1361701623213/
Published on: Saturday 02 December 2023

Dec. 3 (UPI) --Mount Marapi erupted on Sunday in Indonesia's West Sumatra province, sending a gargantuan plume of ash and smoke almost two miles into the sky that later covered nearby towns. The ...

News Indonesia » West Sumatra » History: Indonesia death toll rises to 303 after catastrophic flooding in Sumatra

News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/29/indonesia-death-toll-rises-to-248-after-catastrophic-flooding-in-sumatra
Published on: Friday 28 November 2025

Rescue workers in Indonesia are continuing to battle to reach victims in several devastated areas submerged by cyclone-driven torrential rain over the past week, as authorities said the death toll has ...

News Indonesia » West Sumatra » History: Sumatra province plan to permit ‘community’ mines alarms civil society

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/sumatra-province-plan-to-permit-community-mines-alarms-civil-society/
Published on: Thursday 19 February 2026

The devolved government in West Sumatra province, which is home to 5.8 million people on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, intends to present new zoning plans to the central government that could regulate ...