Landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia's Sumatra island, leaving 16 dead and 6 missing

Indonesian officials say rescuers have recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash ...
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NASA's Swift telescope burns up over Sumatra after nearly 22 years

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First downpour in months brings relief to haze-hit Sumatra and Kalimantan as rainy season nears

Scattered showers offer hope for haze-hit areas as Indonesia’s rainy season nears. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Protests spread across Sumatra as wildfires and haze fuel public anger

JAKARTA: A wave of protests has erupted across Sumatra as frustration grows over months of wildfires and choking haze that have disrupted daily life and harmed people's health.

Fresh floods hit North and West Sumatra as communities struggle to recover from last year's disaster

MEDAN: Floods and landslides have struck parts of North Sumatra and West Sumatra in recent days, threatening communities ...
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NASA's Swift telescope made final atmospheric descent over Sumatra

NASA's Swift space telescope reentered Earth's atmosphere on November 4, 2026, after a failed rescue attempt by a private ...
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Early tech warning hopes to give Sumatra’s peat community a head start on fires

Pineapples rattled around in the basket on the back of Tahang’s motorcycle as he drove through the cracked and dried out ...
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Through smoke, flames and exhaustion, Sumatra’s firefighters find strength to carry on

OGAN ILIR, Indonesia: After eight hours battling flames advancing through a botanical park in South Sumatra, firefighter Rahmat Hadi Wijaya faces a difficult choice. The fire is still burning. Thick ...
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NASA’s Swift Observatory burns up over Sumatra after nearly 22 years

NASA’s 1,450-kilogram Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has largely burned up over North Sumatra, ending a mission that operated ...