Permits revoked, lawsuits filed, the threat of state takeovers. Deadly flooding in Indonesia has prompted unprecedented government action against companies accused of environmental destruction that ...

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami.

The threat of earthquakes should be taken as “constant” in regions where tremors come and go, according to seismologists who ...

Indonesia is exposed to multiple natural hazards including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, floods, ...

Indonesia has revoked the permits of 28 companies after a post–Cyclone Senyar audit found environmental violations that authorities say worsened deadly floods and landslides in Sumatra in late 2025, ...

It was 27 December 2004. I was sitting at my computer in my office in Jakarta, Indonesia, my mind busy with plans for the New Year party I had organized with friends in the city, when my phone started ...

Berlin — As severe flooding continues to displace families and threaten lives across Sumatra, Indonesia, Transparency International is warning that corruption has worsened the impact of the crisis on ...

JAKARTA, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday that activities in areas on Sumatra that were hit by deadly floods may return to normal in the next two to three ...

When tragedy strikes, it is often discussed as a single, horrific event. An earthquake hits, and the ground rumbles and shakes. Homes, offices, and other buildings collapse. Roads cleave open. People ...

JAKARTA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Sumatra island will require 51.82 trillion rupiah ($3.11 billion) in reconstruction and recovery funds following a series of deadly floods, senior government ...

Heavy monsoon rains across Southeast Asia in recent weeks have turned Sumatra, Indonesia’s westernmost island, into one of the hardest-hit areas, in a recurring natural disaster that appears to be ...

In this photo released by Indonesia’s disaster management agency BNPB, workers clear a road severed by landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, Dec. 1, 2025. Credit: Facebook/Badan Nasional ...