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Aceh now experiencing a second tsunami, governor says

Nearly 200,000 people died in Aceh alone after a 9.1-magnitude quake off the northern province triggered the catastrophic Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004.

Academia 2 months ago

Governments need to prepare for more frequent large floods

Governments and experts need to consider both the frequency and size of floods to better prepare for future ones.

Archipelago 2 months ago

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Sumatra flood victims scrounge for supplies after disaster

She was one of the lucky ones on Wednesday, when soldiers in military fatigues oversaw the distribution of rice to flood survivors.

Academia 2 months ago

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Sumatra disasters reveal our climate policy failures

These disasters underscore that Indonesia’s ecological, political and institutional systems are no longer adequate for the climate realities of today.

Society 2 months ago

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How deforestation turbocharged Sumatra's deadly floods

Environmentalists, experts and even the government have pointed to the role forest loss played in flash flooding and landslides that washed torrents of mud into villages and stranded residents on roofs.

Archipelago 2 months ago

Sumatra flood survivors battle mud, trauma

The rains have moved on and the floodwaters have largely receded, but the disaster has left a trail of devastation and trauma for those who survived.

Asia & Pacific 2 months ago

Military deployed in Indonesia, Sri Lanka to aid of flood victims

Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week.

Society 2 months ago

Death toll from Sumatra floods rises to 442

The death toll surged 435 on Sunday, up from 303 on Saturday, official data uploaded on a government website showed, as officials compiled reports of casualties and damage pouring in from the western island of Sumatra, where three provinces had been devastated by landslides and floods after the rains.