The Leuser Ecosystem is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northern Sumatra and one of the largest single continuous blocks of tropical rainforest left in the whole of south-east Asia. It is also ...

Close to 700 hotspots have been identified in fire-prone regions in Sumatra, Kalimantan and the Riau islands. Getty Images Fire rages on a peatland forest in South Sumatra They are often ...

Indonesian rescuers have recovered 20 bodies and are looking for two villagers who remain missing after flash floods on Sumatra island caused mud and rocks to tumble down mountainsides ...

Landslide and Flash Floods Hit Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, Leaving 16 Dead and 6 Missing KARO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that ...