Survivors recall terror of landslides from North Sumatra cyclone
Landslides flatten homes in North Sumatra, leaving families fearing every noise and hoping for safer futures.
![This picture shows an aerial view of villagers wading through the mudflow to find a shelter in the aftermath of flash floods in Tukka village, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra province on Dec. 3, 2025. [Y.T Haryono/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764781271.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A drone view of an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia on Dec. 1, 2025. [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764607024.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Flood deaths rise to 174 in Indonesia, surge across Southeast Asia
Authorities say 79 people remain missing and thousands of families have been displaced from their homes across Sumatra.
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Cyclone Ditwah caused landslides in the central mountainous tea-growing regions of Badulla and Nuwara Eliya.
More than 40 people killed as heavy rains trigger floods in Sri Lanka
Traffic and trains disrupted as Sri Lanka battles severe weather and rising floodwaters across multiple regions.
Indonesia races to evacuate Sumatra residents as flood deaths soar to 34
Up to 8,000 people across North Sumatra have been evacuated and roads remain blocked by landslide debris.
Boys play in a flooded street in the Hat Yai district in Songkhla province. [Karit Chaui-aksorn/Reuters]
People wade through a flooded area in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province. [Karit Chaui-aksorn/Reuters]
Rescuers evacuate a resident from her partially submerged home in Hat Yai. [Sithichai Chootochana/Reuters]
Children play in floodwaters in the Ban Yakang area of Mueang district, in the southern province of Narathiwat. [Madaree Tohlala/AFP]
The government declared a state of emergency in southern Songkhla on Tuesday. [Arnun Chonmahatrakool/Thai News Pix via AFP]
A flooded area in Hat Yai. [Weerapong Narongkul/Reuters]
Residents being evacuated on a boat in Hat Yai. [Arnun Chonmahatrakool/Thai News Pix via AFP]
A fire engine is submerged in floodwaters in Songkhla. [AP Photo]
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At least 17 people killed in Indonesia floods, landslides
Rescuers in Sumatra are racing to find survivors after floods and landslides killed at least 17 people.
![A rescue team evacuates women and children in a rubber boat as floodwaters hit a residential area in Padang, West Sumatra on November 25, 2025. [File: Ade Yuandha/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/000_867U8JJ-1764139474.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Tehran shrouded in thick smog as Iran burns dirty fuel amid energy crisis
Nearly 59,000 Iranians die prematurely due to air pollution in year to March, according to officials.
Australia’s Northern Territory braces for Tropical Cyclone Fina
Authorities in Australia’s Northern Territory described the situation as ‘serious’, as they urged residents to shelter.
Residents use push poles to manoeuvre their makeshift rafts over a flooded access road to their residential blocks in Kihoto, Naivasha. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
Heavy rains in Kenya have caused the waters of Lake Naivasha, 100km (62 miles) northwest of the capital, Nairobi, to flood nearby homes, displacing families. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
A young resident washes his feet in water over a flooded access road to their residential blocks. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
Residents use push poles to manoeuvre their makeshift rafts over a flooded access road to their residential blocks. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
Boat operators ferry a man and his household belongings after he was forced to evacuate his flooded residence in Kihoto, Naivasha. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
Residents wade through stagnant water over a flooded access road to their residential blocks. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
A boat operator looks out at inundated homes as he uses a push pole to navigate his skiff over a flooded access road to what was his residential area. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
A resident packs some belongings onto his bicycle as he evacuates his flooded residence. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
A general view of a homestead whose residents have been forced to evacuate following flooding in Kihoto. [Tony Karumba/AFP]
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Acting FEMA head David Richardson steps down after troubled tenure
Richardson is the second official President Donald Trump has appointed to lead FEMA since the start of his second term.
