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.
- On Thursday, November 27, 2025, rescuers on Sumatra island searched rivers and rubble after flash floods and landslides left 49 people dead and 67 missing.
- Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks in North Sumatra province Tuesday, with BMKG data showing intense rainfall since November 24, 2025 saturated soils and sharply raised river levels.
- Nearly 5,000 residents fled to government shelters, while rubber-boat teams and rescue personnel used jackhammers, saws and bare hands to dig through mud and rubble in Padang Pariaman district.
- Road access and communications were cut, isolating worst-hit areas, and disaster agency chief Suharyanto said authorities plan cloud seeding to reduce further rainfall during the emergency response.
- With many missing and some areas still unreachable, officials warned the toll could rise; Aceh's Disaster Mitigation Agency reported nearly 47,000 displaced and West Sumatra placed 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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