Flash floods, landslides and a stream of cold lava from an active volcano left at least 43 people dead and 19 missing on the ...

So much vegetation grows on the rich volcanic soil, in fact, that it’s often hard to recognize signs of volcanoes there. About 1,200 miles northwest of Flores, in northern Sumatra, there are ...

The disaster hit after hours of heavy rain caused flooding and sent ash and large rocks down Mount Marapi, a volcano on the archipelago's Sumatra island Several children, including a three-year ...

One eyewitness wrote, "the coasts of Java, as those of Sumatra, were entirely ... It has more active volcanoes than any other country, and since 1600, these volcanoes have killed more than 160,000 ...

TEMPO.CO, Padang - Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Saturday morning, January 4, 2025, spewing a 1,000-meter-high ash column. One of the officers at the volcano's observation post, Trian ...

The West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), along with the Ombudsman and the governments of Agam and ...

Villages near the volcano in North Sumatra province have been relocated after past eruptions, and there were no further evacuations or casualties from the new blast. People have been advised to ...

Sumatra is known for its rugged tropical terrain, numerous active volcanoes, secluded beaches and plentiful natural wealth. The island produces nearly a quarter of the country’s GDP, but getting ...

Rugged West Sumatra, where rainforest clings to the steepest slopes of volcanoes and waterfalls cascade into deep ravines, remains a wild and uncharted realm. It’s also the home of masakan ...