An aerial view of the Barabai city in Hulu Sungai Tengah district, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, during flood in 2021. Image courtesy of Muhammad Ramadhana/Wikimedia Commons. The impacts ...

Heavy rains cause frequent landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, an archipelago nation of more than 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near floodplains.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Roads turned to murky brown rivers, homes were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud during deadly flash floods and landslides after torrential rains ...

Flash floods and landslides during Indonesia's rainy season frequently lead to devastating loss of life and infrastructure damage. Millions of people live in at-risk mountainous areas or near ...

TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities seeded clouds on Wednesday, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit Sumatra Island over the weekend left at ...

In 2021, flooding was the most frequent type of natural disaster in Indonesia, with a total of 788 cases. Unlike other natural disasters such as landslides, hurricanes, drought, forest fires and ...

The death toll from Indonesia's flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano has risen to 41. This follows hours of heavy rain caused large volcanic rocks to roll down one of Indonesia's most active ...

41 dead, 17 missing in Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava flow. Rescuers searched for victims and set up evacuation centers. West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi Ansharullah told reporters on ...

Heavy rains cause frequent landslides and flash floods in Indonesia, an archipelago nation of more than 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near floodplains.