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6.3-magnitude quake strikes off Northern Sumatra

03 Mar 2026-09:36
Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupts again - VIDEO

Mount Merapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Wednesday, according to data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application.

18 Feb 2026-13:30
Indonesia revokes permits after deadly Sumatra floods

Indonesia has revoked permits for 28 companies, including a China-backed hydropower project and a major gold mining operation, in a sweeping environmental crackdown following devastating floods in Sumatra.

21 Jan 2026-10:29
Indonesia forms task force for faster recovery in Sumatra

Indonesia has created a special task force to speed up rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in three disaster-hit provinces on Sumatra Island, officials announced Thursday.

08 Jan 2026-15:20
No New Year fireworks in Indonesia amid Sumatra flood tragedy

Indonesia will forego New Year fireworks in several regions to honor victims of deadly floods in Sumatra, officials confirmed on December 29. The central government supports regional decisions to cancel celebrations in solidarity with those affected.

29 Dec 2025-11:15
Indonesia expects flood-hit Sumatra to recover in months

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto says daily life in flood-ravaged parts of Sumatra could return to normal within two to three months, following one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s recent history.

15 Dec 2025-14:39
Indonesia flood death toll surpasses 1,000

The death toll from the floods and landslides that hit three provinces on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island has surpassed 1,000, with 218 people still missing, according to the latest figures released by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Saturday.

13 Dec 2025-12:38
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits west coast of Northern Sumatra

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Tuesday.

09 Dec 2025-11:45
Sumatra floods: Deaths 867, military ramps up aid

Indonesia’s military has stepped up relief in flood-hit Sumatra, building portable “Bailey bridges” and deploying water purification systems to reach stranded residents.

05 Dec 2025-17:44
Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 811

Floods and landslides in the Indonesian provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra have left 811 people dead and 623 missing, according to the latest data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Wednesday.

03 Dec 2025-14:26

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