At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, which have killed at least 26 people and left 11 missing, officials said Monday PADANG, Indonesia — Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by … Read more

At least 10 dead and 10 missing as landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island

PADANG, Indonesia — Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 10 people and leaving 10 others missing, officials said Saturday. Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through mountainside villages in … Read more

1 dead, 11 missing after landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Rescuers have recovered the body of a man buried under tons of mud and rocks following flash floods and a landslide that crashed onto a hilly village on Indonesia’s Sumatra island ByThe Associated Press December 3, 2023, 8:54 AM Rescue workers use heavy machines to clear a road from rock and mud following a landslide … Read more

Firefighters try to place out a peatland fireplace threatening properties on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island

Firefighters try to place out a peatland fireplace on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island that was rising in measurement close to a dense residential space ByMUHAMMAD HATTA Related Press August 18, 2023, 12:24 AM Firefighters try to extinguish fireplace that razes by way of a peatland discipline in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, late Thursday, Aug. 17, … Read more