South Tapin Residents Face Perpetual Crisis as Coal-Laced Mud Floods Devastate Livelihoods and Infrastructure

The onset of overcast skies has become a source of profound anxiety for the residents of South Tapin District, Tapin Regency, South Kalimantan. For the communities in this region, heavy…

The Vanishing Harvest: Flash Floods in Padang Leave Farmers Facing Permanent Economic Displacement and Poverty

Balinar, a 73-year-old resident of Batu Busuak in the Lambuang Bukik sub-district of Padang, spent a humid Tuesday morning on May 5, 2026, meticulously tidying stacks of timber in her…

Tragic Loss of Tapanuli Orangutans in North Sumatra Floods Sparks Urgent Calls for Climate Resilience and Habitat Protection

The critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) has suffered a devastating blow to its already precarious population following catastrophic flash floods and landslides that struck North Sumatra in late November…

Aceh Military Command Deploys Troops to Address Recurring Floods in Pidie Jaya, Disrupting Vital National Access

BANDA ACEH, REPUBLIKA.CO.ID – In a swift response to the persistent and destructive flooding that once again plagued Pidie Jaya Regency, Aceh, the Korem 011/Lilawangsa military command has mobilized its…

Ecological Crisis and the Failure of Imagination: Gerry van Klinken on Capitalism, Sumatra’s Floods, and the Path to Ecosocialism

The devastating cycle of floods and landslides that recently ravaged the island of Sumatra serves as a grim backdrop for a profound intellectual intervention by Gerry van Klinken, a prominent…

Extensive Deforestation and Extreme Weather Trigger Catastrophic Flash Floods Across Aceh as Forest Cover Declines by Nearly 40,000 Hectares

The catastrophic flash floods and landslides that ravaged the province of Aceh on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, have left a trail of destruction that extends far beyond the immediate loss…