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Indonesia Floods and Landslides Push Death Toll to 964 as Rescues Intensify

Authorities report joint operations are accelerating to deliver aid and restore links to cut-off areas.

Overview

  • - Indonesia’s disaster agency now lists 964 dead, about 5,000 injured and 262 missing after weeks of torrential rain and landslides in western Sumatra.
  • - Officials say the crisis has affected roughly 3.5 million people and displaced more than 1,057,000 residents across hard-hit provinces.
  • - Housing losses continue to mount with about 160,000 homes damaged alongside extensive impacts to schools, bridges and health facilities.
  • - Search teams recovered 40 additional bodies in the latest update, with fatalities rising in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra as access improves.
  • - President Prabowo inspected affected areas, ordered reinforced military–police–SAR efforts to speed aid and reconnect communities, announced cash support for families and indicated Indonesia is not seeking international assistance.