Domestic resources sufficient to handle Sumatra disaster response: Government

The government has stated that it does not yet require international assistance in handling the severe floods and landslides affecting Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. 

Death toll from Sumatra floods, landslides rises to 712

Death toll from widespread flooding and landslides that devastated Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra has climbed to 712 people, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported on Tuesday afternoon, December 2, 2025.

Death toll from Sumatra floods climbs to 604 as President pledges full-scale response

Danantara mobilizes SOEs network as deadly hydro-meteorological disasters hit Sumatra

State investment management agency Danantara Indonesia has raised deep concern over the severe hydro-meteorological disasters striking multiple regions across Sumatra, where the government has declared an emergency following days of extreme rainfall that triggered flash floods and landslides, causing widespread devastation.

Martabe Gold Mine operator responds to deadly floods, rejects claims linking site to disaster

PT Agincourt Resources (PTAR), operator of the Martabegold mine in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, has expressed condolences over the devastating floods and landslides that struck several regencies in North Sumatra, while firmly denying allegations that its operations were linked to the disaster.

BMKG terminates tsunami early warning following M8.7 Kamchatka earthquake

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has terminated the tsunami early warning issued in response to the magnitude 8.7 undersea earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

Tsunami warning issued for Eastern Indonesia upon powerful M8.7 Russia quake

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 following a powerful magnitude-8.7 undersea earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, earlier in the day.

Debate erupts over giant sea wall project in Java

President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to construct a 500-kilometer-long Giant Sea Wall along Java’s northern coast − intended to mitigate the devastating effects of tidal flooding (banjir rob) − has sparked heated debate across the country, with environmentalists, coastal communities, and urban planners arguing the wall could do more harm than good.