US EditionIndonesia intensifies search for victims after floods and landslides kill 49 people
Floods and landslides from heavy monsoon rains have displaced thousands and left 65 people missing, with rescue efforts hindered by blocked roads and power outages.
- Rescuers and search teams on Sumatra island search rivers and rubble after floods and landslides left 8 dead and 24 missing, according to officials.
- Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province, with Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency data showing intense rainfall since November 24, 2025.
- In Padang Pariaman district, more than 3,300 houses were submerged, while rescue personnel used rubber boats and tools to evacuate residents, with nearly 5,000 evacuees,
- Road access, power and communications were cut in worst-hit areas, hampering relief efforts, and disaster agency chief Suharyanto said authorities plan cloud seeding to reduce further rainfall.
- More downpours are forecast and officials warned the death toll could rise, with Aceh's Disaster Mitigation Agency reporting nearly 34,000 displaced and West Sumatra placing roughly 12,000 in shelters.
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In Sumatra, Indonesia's small island, there has been heavy flooding in Indonesia, Thailand and Vitenam. In Sumatra, Indonesia's small island, there are 174 deaths and hundreds missing. - Indonesia: deadly floods hit Sumatra Island (Weather and Weather).
For several days, South-East Asia has been hit by heavy rains due to a tropical storm that has caused floods and landslides.
Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia
Authorities say 79 people remain missing and thousands of families have been displaced from their homes across Sumatra.The death toll from floods and landslides on the western Indonesian island of Sumatra this week has risen to 174, a disaster official said, with about 80 more people still missing, as a punishing tropical storm system and heavy monsoon rains have battered the region.“As of this afternoon, we have recorded that for the entire Nor…
The impact of the floods in South-East Asia increased considerably on Friday, reaching the 300-death threshold, with at least 145 deaths in Thailand and 174 in Indonesia.
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