Indonesian environmentalists blame rapid forest loss in Sumatra for severity of deadly floods

Indonesia's government says it will summon eight companies over their suspected role in worsening the scale of floods and ...
CNA

Rescuers struggle to reach cut-off communities in flood-hit Sumatra as death toll tops 800

Rescuers are struggling to reach survivors in remote areas of Indonesia, as the death toll from severe floods in Sumatra ...
The Jakarta Post

Environmental degradation in spotlight in Sumatra floods

The loss of forest due to human activities, including mining and plantation businesses, was a cause of the widespread ...
Tempo.co English

Sumatra Disaster Update: Death Toll Rises to 770, 463 Still Missing

The BNPB has provided an updated count of victims affected by the severe floods and landslides across Aceh, North Sumatra, ...
Climate Home News

How Sumatra’s lost trees turned extreme rain into catastrophe

Deforestation by both legal and illegal means has steadily eroded ecological resilience in Indonesia, worsening the impacts ...

Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island leave at least 23 dead and dozens missing

Torrential rains have unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 17 ...

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 ...
Jakarta Globe

Eight Firms Called In as Deforestation Linked to Sumatra Disaster

Indonesia will summon eight companies accused of causing deforestation that worsened the Sumatra floods and landslides that ...
Tempo.co English

West Sumatra Clarifies Floating Log Origin After Fatal Floods

In contrast, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment ( Walhi) of West Sumatra alleged that illegal logging is taking place ...