A person watches as river water overflows onto a road on Dec. 14 in the Batu Busuk area of Pauh, Padang, West Sumatra. River water in the flash flood-affected residential area overflowed again, forcing the evacuation of several residents to safer locations.`

Hundreds isolated as another flash flood hits Padang, West Sumatra

Batu Basuak village has been hit by four flash floods since Nov. 24, with the most severe occurring on Nov. 27.

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People gather under a tree to shelter from the rain following a flash flood about three weeks ago in Aceh Tamiang, Northern Sumatra, on December 16, 2025.

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Flood survivors reeling from devastation plea for global help

Despite the efforts by the government, frustration is mounting over sluggish relief efforts which has fueled demands on Jakarta to declare a national disaster and permit international assistance into affected areas.

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National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (center), Attorney General ST Burhanuddin (left) and House of Representatives Commission III chair Habiburokhman of the Gerindra Party attend the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the National Police and Attorney General's Office (AGO) in Jakarta on Dec. 16, 2025. Both law enforcement institutions signed an agreement on the implementation of the new Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) that will start in early 2026.

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Listyo insists police decree on double jobs does not defy court ruling

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Officers from the National Police’s Forensic Laboratory (Puslabfor Bareskrim) inspect the Terra Drone Indonesia building damaged by fire on Dec. 9 in Jakarta.

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Police probe deadly Jakarta fire, name drone firm director suspect

Police are investigating a deadly office fire at a drone firm specializing in aerial surveys of mines and plantations, amid growing scrutiny of Indonesia’s extractive industry after recent Sumatra floods.

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Police investigate alleged matricide in Medan

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Line of cracks: A man walks with his fishing rod on Dec. 6, 2025, on top of a giant seawall built to prevent flooding, in Muara Baru, North Jakarta. Several sections of the seawall appear to have cracked, allowing seawater to overflow into residential areas.

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21 injured as car plows into students, teacher at North Jakarta elementary school

A vehicle reportedly belonging to the government’s free nutritious meals program lost control and rammed through the school’s gate, despite the gate being closed, before entering the school yard where dozens of students and staff were assembled for a literacy activity.

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