Sand miner trapped by large lahar on Mount Semeru, Indonesia
A large lahar triggered by heavy rains on Mount Semeru trapped a man in the Regoyo River in East Java, on Sunday, December 21, 2025.

A large lahar triggered by heavy rains on Mount Semeru trapped a man in the Regoyo River in East Java, on Sunday, December 21, 2025.

Health complications are spreading in flood-hit in the provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh, as medical facilities face severe disruptions. Officials confirm 940 deaths and 276 people missing following Cyclone Senyar’s impact in Indonesia as of Sunday, December 7.

Over 1 000 people have died and hundreds remain missing on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, after rare Tropical Cyclone Senyar brought severe flooding and landslides across Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia.

A low-pressure area developed over the Strait of Malacca on November 22, 2025, and gradually organized into Cyclonic Storm Senyar on November 26. The rare low-latitude system made landfalls in northern Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, producing extreme rainfall and catastrophic flooding across Indonesia, Malaysia, and southern Thailand. At least 316 people were killed and thousands displaced before Senyar weakened into a low-pressure remnant on November 28.

At least 23 people have been killed after days of continued rain since November 24, 2025, triggered floods and landslides across parts of Sumatra, Indonesia, affecting thousands of homes and residents in at least six regencies.

A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 struck near Sinabang, Indonesia, at 04:56 UTC on November 27, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 25.4 km (15.8 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. According to the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS), there is a potential tsunami threat to countries bordering the Indian Ocean.

A major eruption at Mount Semeru, East Java, Indonesia, on November 19, 2025, produced large pyroclastic flows descending the southern slopes. One of them was captured on video, allowing both the sight and sound of the approaching flow to be recorded. The video shows a large pyroclastic density current moving downslope at high speed, generating…

Indonesia’s Geological Agency raised the alert level for Semeru volcano to the highest (Level IV) following a major eruption on November 19, 2025, that produced an ash column up to 17.9 km (59 000 feet) above sea level. Authorities ordered evacuations of at least 300 residents from nearby villages and expanded exclusion zones up to 8 km (5 miles) from the crater and along the Besuk Kobokan valley. No casualties have been reported so far.

A major eruption took place at Semeru volcano, Indonesia, on November 19, 2025, producing large pyroclastic flow and ash column up to 16.5 km (54,000 feet) above sea level. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red while authorities issued exclusion zones along Besuk Kobokan.

At least 11 people were killed and 12 remain missing after a rain-triggered landslide struck Cibeunying village in Cilacap Regency, Central Java, on Friday, November 14, 2025.