Catastrophe brings a reckoning for Sumatra's oil palm plantations

Catastrophe brings a reckoning for Sumatra's oil palm plantations

Indonesian island considers future of farms that magnified damage from floods and landslides

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Indonesia's Aceh appeals to UN for help with flood disaster recovery

Indonesia's Aceh appeals to UN for help with flood disaster recovery

Move comes despite central government rejecting foreign aid, saying it can cope

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Pressure mounts on govt to declare national emergency in Sumatra

Pressure mounts on govt to declare national emergency in Sumatra

Pressure is mounting on the central government to declare a national state of emergency after floods and landslides devastate northern and western Sumatra, cutting key transportation networks and leaving local administrations struggling to provide relief.

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