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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 ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra » Security: Indonesia: Highway collapses into 20-metre sinkhole in West Sumatra; drivers in panic escape in seconds | VIDEO
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 » Security: Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 164
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — 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 ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra » Security: Floods kill 43 in Indonesia's West Sumatra, 15 missing
TANAH DATAR, May 13 (Reuters) - Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province killed at least 43 people over the weekend while a search for 15 missing people continued, authorities ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra » Security: Indonesia Promises Action on Deforestation as Sumatra Flooding Toll Rises
In this photo released by Indonesia’s disaster management agency BNPB, workers clear a road severed by landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, Dec. 1, 2025. Credit: Facebook/Badan Nasional ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra » Security: 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 » West Sumatra » Security: 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 » West Sumatra » Security: Floods, landslides kill 34 in Indonesia's Sumatra after days of rain
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Residents clean a muddy road affected by flash floods in Cisurupan in Indonesia. Algi Febri Sugita/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa At least 34 ...