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Ministry of Environment (and Environmental Control Agencies)

Ministry of Environment (and Environmental Control Agencies)

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Sumatra’s megaflood: cyclone Senyar, deforestation, and a $3.1 billion rebuild

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Investigates role of deforestation; suspends companies for audits

In late November 2025, Cyclone Senyar formed over the Strait of Malacca and made landfall on Sumatra, unleashing days of extreme rainfall that triggered catastrophic floods and landslides across the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The disaster has killed at least 950 people, left 274 missing, injured thousands, and forced around a million people from their homes, making it one of Southeast Asia’s deadliest recent climate-related catastrophes.

Updated Dec 11, 2025