Mother recounts escape from landslide amid Indonesia floods
Indonesian mother Sri Yuni Pardede fled with her baby as landslides struck her community in North Tapanuli.

Indonesian mother Sri Yuni Pardede fled with her baby as landslides struck her community in North Tapanuli.


![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)



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










Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been inundated with cyclone-driven rain for a week, killing about 400 people.
East Timor’s declaration of independence in November 1975 was swiftly followed by invasion and decades of occupation.
Authorities say 79 people remain missing and thousands of families have been displaced from their homes across Sumatra.

Heavy rains have unleashed devastating floods and landslides across South Asia.
Up to 8,000 people across North Sumatra have been evacuated and roads remain blocked by landslide debris.
Rescuers in Sumatra are racing to find survivors after floods and landslides killed at least 17 people.
Nine of the top 10 mega-cities are in Asia, with Bangladesh’s Dhaka projected to be the world’s largest city by 2050.