Indonesia races to find missing after massive floods, landslides
More than 1,000 people have died in floods and landslides across south Asia after days of tropical storms.
![A drone view of an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia on Dec. 1, 2025. [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764607024.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
More than 1,000 people have died in floods and landslides across south Asia after days of tropical storms.
![A drone view of an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia on Dec. 1, 2025. [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764607024.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)





![A rescue team evacuates women and children in a rubber boat as floodwaters hit a residential area in Padang, West Sumatra on November 25, 2025. [File: Ade Yuandha/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/000_867U8JJ-1764139474.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



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