Indonesia's government says it will summon eight companies over their suspected role in worsening the scale of floods and landslides in Sumatra. But environmental groups say the government is ...

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Across southeast Asia, crews are racing to rescue survivors stranded by torrential rain and flooding. Hardest hit is Indonesia, where nearly 800 people have died on the island of Sumatra alone. Rescue ...

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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 ...

Villagers and residential areas were swept away or buried by mudslides, affecting more than 2,000 homes in North Sumatra, according to Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency. Some 5,000 people across ...

AGAM, Indonesia — Improved weather on Saturday helped rescuers on Indonesia's Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were hit by landslides and flash floods ...

Devastating flash floods and landslides have claimed at least 90 lives and left dozens more missing across Indonesia’s Sumatra island, with rescue efforts severely hampered by extensive damage to ...

A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Sumatra island near Aceh province on Thursday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS, the epicenter of the ...

JAKARTA - Floods and landslides brought about by torrential rain in North Sumatra province of Indonesia have killed at least 28 people, with rescue efforts hampered by what an official described as a ...

A powerful earthquake of 6.6 magnitude struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System said there was no ...