AGAM, Indonesia: Improved weather on Saturday helped rescuers on Indonesia’s Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were hit by landslides and flash floods that left more than 300 dead and scores missing. Parts of Sumatra, known for its lush rainforests, volcanoes and mountain ranges, were cut off by damaged roads and downed communications lines, and relied on transport aircraft to deliver aid supplies. Rescue efforts were also hampered by a lack of heavy equipment. Monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks.

Up to 8,000 people across North Sumatra have been evacuated and roads remain blocked by landslide debris.

JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers are struggling to reach survivors on Sumatra island after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides, killing dozens of people…

Monsoon rains cause devastation on Indonesian island, sparking landslides and flash flooding

Flooding and landslides across Sumatra Island have killed at least 84 people this week, and dozens more remain missing.

MEDAN, Indonesia: The toll from days of flooding in Southeast Asia rose on Friday, with at least 90 dead in Indonesia, and a hospital in southern Thailand announcing its morgue…

Authorities say 79 people remain missing and thousands of families have been displaced from their homes across Sumatra.

Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been inundated with cyclone-driven rain for a week, killing about 400 people.

PADANG, Indonesia: The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 350 on Saturday as clean-up and search and rescue operations got underway…

I soccorritori hanno faticato per raggiungere le vittime in diverse aree devastate dell'Indonesia colpite da inondazioni improvvise e frane sull'isola di Sumatra. Le autorità…

More than 100 still missing on Sumatra island, where authorities to start cloud seeding to reduce rain, as Thailand sees one of worst floods in a decade

Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded.

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AGAM, Indonesia: Improved weather on Saturday helped rescuers on Indonesia’s Sumatra island recover more bodies as they struggled to reach several areas that were hit by…

MEDAN: Some residents of the flood-hit island of Sumatra resorted to looting, seeking food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday. The floods, which hit nearly a week ago,…

PADANG: Indonesian and Thai authorities raced on Sunday to clear debris and find hundreds of people still missing after devastating floods and landslides that killed at least 480…

At least two areas of the worst-affected Sumatra island still unreachable, as authorities struggle to deliver aid.

The death toll on the island of Sumatra has risen to more than 440, the government says.

Authorities in Indonesia and Thailand urgently search for missing persons as devastating floods claim over 600 lives across Southeast Asia.

Rescue workers in Indonesia are searching for at least 400 people who are believed to have been buried alive following landslides caused by torrential rains and flooding from…

Torrential rain has left Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia under water