ASEANEWS HEADLINE-CLIMATE CHANGE | SUMATRA, Indonesia:-Environmental degradation in spotlight in Sumatra floods

December 4, 2025 Contributor 0 Comment ASEANEWS HEADLINE-SOCIETY | SUMATRA, Indonesia:-Environmental degradation in spotlight in Sumatra floods

A village is seen from above on Dec. 2 following a flash flood in Batang Toru district, South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra. (Reuters/Stringer)

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Severe flooding across Indonesia has left a trail of destruction from West Sumatra to Aceh, with homes swept away, villages buried under mud, and survivors struggling to access food, shelter, and emergency assistance. Heavy rains throughout late November triggered landslides, overflowing rivers, and flash floods that inundated residential areas across at least four provinces. In Lubuk Minturun, Padang, powerful floodwaters swept through housing areas, trapping vehicles and cutting off entire blocks. CCTV-style footage shows a stranded SUV swallowed by the current as residents attempt to navigate fast-moving waters. Houses were nearly submerged, and rescue workers were seen evacuating a young child from a second floor as water levels continued to rise

The loss of forest due to human activities, including mining and plantation businesses, was a cause of the widespread flooding and landslides in northern Sumatra when Tropical Cyclone Senyar made landfall on the island, according to environmentalists.

D eadly floods and landslides across northern Sumatra have intensified public scrutiny of extractive industries, with environmental groups warning that years of weak oversight have magnified the scale of the ecological disaster.

Tropical Cyclone Senyar made landfall in northern Sumatra on Nov. 25, unleashing extreme rain and winds that triggered massive flooding and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra provinces.

At least 3.1 million people were affected with 770 killed, some 2,600 injured and nearly 500 still missing as of Wednesday, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

Environmental organizations, such as the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), attributed the severe toll to large-scale deforestation and lackluster enforcement of environmental regulations.

The group noted that 1.4 million hectares of forest cover had been cleared across the three provinces between 2016 and 2025 to make way for businesses such as plantations and mining.

People wade through the floodwater in the aftermath of flash floods at Tukka village, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on December 2, 2025. The death toll from floods and landslides that have struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island since last week has risen to 712, the National Disaster Management Agency said on December 2. (AFP/YT Hariono)

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“These facts clearly show that today’s ecological disasters are caused by state officials and corporations.

The government needs to evaluate all business permits, especially ones located in critical ecosystems,” Walhi forest and plantation campaigner Uli Arta Siagian said on Monday.

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