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US: Thundersnow Caught on Camera in Buffalo, New York

Rare thundersnow was captured in North Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday evening, January 21. A video posted on social media shows a flash of blue light followed by booming thunder during blowing snow.

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Malta: Storm Harry Batters Islands with Severe Flooding and Destructive Winds

Storm Harry battered the Maltese Islands with winds exceeding 100 kilometers per hour, causing widespread flooding and over 300 emergency incidents. The severe weather forced the closure of schools and businesses on Tuesday, January 20, suspended ferry and mail services, and led to the diversion of several international flights.

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Kurds Protest Syrian Attacks - Turkey

Protesters gather and flash victory signs during a demonstration in Diyarbakir, Turkey on January 19, 2026, against attacks by Syrian government forces. At least 500 people rallied in the Kurdish-majority southeast city, where clashes erupted as police tried to stop the demonstrators. The protest follows Syria's army taking control of parts of northern regions, dislodging Kurdish forces from territory after over a decade of effective autonomy. Photo by Bilal Seckin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines: Storm Nokaen Triggers Severe Flooding in Bicol Region

Storm Nokaen, known locally as Ada in the Philippines, caused severe flooding due to persistent rains and a fatal landslide that killed two people in Matnog, Sorsogon. The storm weakened into a tropical depression on Monday, January 19, prompting authorities to lift all tropical cyclone wind signals.

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Karang Baru Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The Lubuk Sidup settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar in Sekerak Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025, a conservationist, Sayed Zainal, was observed surveying several areas that had been significantly impacted by flash floods resulting from Tropical Cyclone Senyar in the Lubuk Sidup region, located within the Sekerak Subdistrict of Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents have receiving aid inside the settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Karang Baru Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The Lubuk Sidup settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar in Sekerak Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents have receiving aid inside the settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Karang Baru Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025, a conservationist, Sayed Zainal, was observed surveying several areas that had been significantly impacted by flash floods resulting from Tropical Cyclone Senyar in the Lubuk Sidup region, located within the Sekerak Subdistrict of Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Karang Baru Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Karang Baru Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents use small wooden boats (sampans) to cross the river after the main bridge was destroyed, following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Lubuk Sidup, Sekerak District, Aceh Tamiang Regency. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Karang Baru Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Karang Baru Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents have receiving aid inside the settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Karang Baru Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The Lubuk Sidup settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar in Sekerak Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents use small wooden boats (sampans) to cross the river after the main bridge was destroyed, following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Lubuk Sidup, Sekerak District, Aceh Tamiang Regency. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents use small wooden boats (sampans) to cross the river after the main bridge was destroyed, following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Lubuk Sidup, Sekerak District, Aceh Tamiang Regency. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The Lubuk Sidup settlement atmosphere following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar in Sekerak Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents use small wooden boats (sampans) to cross the river after the main bridge was destroyed, following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Lubuk Sidup, Sekerak District, Aceh Tamiang Regency. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025, a conservationist, Sayed Zainal, was observed surveying several areas that had been significantly impacted by flash floods resulting from Tropical Cyclone Senyar in the Lubuk Sidup region, located within the Sekerak Subdistrict of Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Military personnel, residents, and the Danantara team are seen during the recovery process of a destroyed bridge following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure along the Lubuk Sidup River in Sekerak Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, the cyclone has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents use small wooden boats (sampans) to cross the river after the main bridge was destroyed, following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Lubuk Sidup, Sekerak District, Aceh Tamiang Regency. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Military personnel, residents, and the Danantara team are seen during the recovery process of a destroyed bridge following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure along the Lubuk Sidup River in Sekerak Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, the cyclone has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Military personnel, residents, and the Danantara team are seen during the recovery process of a destroyed bridge following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure along the Lubuk Sidup River in Sekerak Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, the cyclone has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents of Bandar Pusaka Sub-district are seen in the yard of their destroyed home in Aceh Tamiang District. Her residence was levelled by catastrophic flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. To date, the cyclone has claimed at least 1,167 lives across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims across three countries in the Asia-Pacific, resulting in an estimated US$19.8 billion in damages. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents of Bandar Pusaka Sub-district are seen in the yard of their destroyed home in Aceh Tamiang District. Her residence was levelled by catastrophic flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. To date, the cyclone has claimed at least 1,167 lives across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims across three countries in the Asia-Pacific, resulting in an estimated US$19.8 billion in damages. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The destruction of resident's settlement in Bandar Pusaka Sub-district, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. Her residence was levelled by catastrophic flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. To date, the cyclone has claimed at least 1,167 lives across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims across three countries in the Asia-Pacific, resulting in an estimated US$19.8 billion in damages. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents use small wooden boats (sampans) to cross the river after the main bridge was destroyed, following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure in Lubuk Sidup, Sekerak District, Aceh Tamiang Regency. To date, Tropical Cyclone Senyar has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Military personnel, residents, and the Danantara team are seen during the recovery process of a destroyed bridge following devastating flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar, which destroyed key infrastructure along the Lubuk Sidup River in Sekerak Subdistrict, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh, Indonesia. To date, the cyclone has claimed the lives of at least 1,167 people across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims in three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, with losses estimated at US$19.8 billion. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The Acehnese Tamiang children are seen playing with water at their home yard, were destroy in the Bandar Pusaka Sub-district of Aceh Tamiang District. Their home was devastated by severe flash floods caused by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. To date, the cyclone has resulted in the loss of at least 1,167 lives throughout Indonesia and has affected more than 1,400 individuals across three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, amounting to an estimated US$19.8 billion in damages. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The Acehnese Tamiang children are seen playing with water at their home yard, were destroy in the Bandar Pusaka Sub-district of Aceh Tamiang District. Their home was devastated by severe flash floods caused by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. To date, the cyclone has resulted in the loss of at least 1,167 lives throughout Indonesia and has affected more than 1,400 individuals across three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, amounting to an estimated US$19.8 billion in damages. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. The Acehnese Tamiang children are seen playing with water at their home yard, were destroy in the Bandar Pusaka Sub-district of Aceh Tamiang District. Their home was devastated by severe flash floods caused by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. To date, the cyclone has resulted in the loss of at least 1,167 lives throughout Indonesia and has affected more than 1,400 individuals across three countries in the Asia-Pacific region, amounting to an estimated US$19.8 billion in damages. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Ecological Disasters - Indonesia

On December 29, 2025. Residents of Bandar Pusaka Sub-district are seen in the yard of their destroyed home in Aceh Tamiang District. Her residence was levelled by catastrophic flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar. To date, the cyclone has claimed at least 1,167 lives across Indonesia and more than 1,400 victims across three countries in the Asia-Pacific, resulting in an estimated US$19.8 billion in damages. This disruption of vital access routes highlights a growing trend of environmental disasters that increasingly threaten the fragile Leuser Ecosystem, as emphasised by Sayed Zainal, Director of the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute. Photo by Sutanta Aditya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ecological Disaster Strikes Pengidam Village - Indonesia

Portrait of Agus Syahputra, 30, a resident of Pengidam Village, Bandar Pusaka, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, standing atop a 27-year-old palm tree that was uprooted after the flash flood triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar on December 19, 2025. Agus explained that the location was the remains of the village's public cemetery and a palm oil plantation that was now razed to the ground after previously being split off from Tamiang Hulu, which was adjacent to the river. Meanwhile, Agus was not yet aware of any permanent housing assistance (Huntap) from the Indonesian government. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ecological Disaster Strikes Pengidam Village - Indonesia

Portrait of Agus Syahputra, 30, a resident of Pengidam Village, Bandar Pusaka, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, standing atop a 27-year-old palm tree that was uprooted after the flash flood triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar on December 19, 2025. Agus explained that the location was the remains of the village's public cemetery and a palm oil plantation that was now razed to the ground after previously being split off from Tamiang Hulu, which was adjacent to the river. Meanwhile, Agus was not yet aware of any permanent housing assistance (Huntap) from the Indonesian government. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ecological Disaster Strikes Pengidam Village - Indonesia

Portrait of Agus Syahputra, 30, a resident of Pengidam Village, Bandar Pusaka, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, standing atop a 27-year-old palm tree that was uprooted after the flash flood triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar on December 19, 2025. Agus explained that the location was the remains of the village's public cemetery and a palm oil plantation that was now razed to the ground after previously being split off from Tamiang Hulu, which was adjacent to the river. Meanwhile, Agus was not yet aware of any permanent housing assistance (Huntap) from the Indonesian government. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ecological Disaster Strikes Pengidam Village - Indonesia

Portrait of Agus Syahputra, 30, a resident of Pengidam Village, Bandar Pusaka, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, standing atop a 27-year-old palm tree that was uprooted after the flash flood triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar on December 19, 2025. Agus explained that the location was the remains of the village's public cemetery and a palm oil plantation that was now razed to the ground after previously being split off from Tamiang Hulu, which was adjacent to the river. Meanwhile, Agus was not yet aware of any permanent housing assistance (Huntap) from the Indonesian government. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ecological Disaster Strikes Pengidam Village - Indonesia

Portrait of Agus Syahputra, 30, a resident of Pengidam Village, Bandar Pusaka, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, standing atop a 27-year-old palm tree that was uprooted after the flash flood triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar on December 19, 2025. Agus explained that the location was the remains of the village's public cemetery and a palm oil plantation that was now razed to the ground after previously being split off from Tamiang Hulu, which was adjacent to the river. Meanwhile, Agus was not yet aware of any permanent housing assistance (Huntap) from the Indonesian government. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ecological Disaster Strikes Pengidam Village - Indonesia

Portrait of Agus Syahputra, 30, a resident of Pengidam Village, Bandar Pusaka, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, standing atop a 27-year-old palm tree that was uprooted after the flash flood triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar on December 19, 2025. Agus explained that the location was the remains of the village's public cemetery and a palm oil plantation that was now razed to the ground after previously being split off from Tamiang Hulu, which was adjacent to the river. Meanwhile, Agus was not yet aware of any permanent housing assistance (Huntap) from the Indonesian government. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ecological Disaster Strikes Pengidam Village - Indonesia

Portrait of Agus Syahputra, 30, a resident of Pengidam Village, Bandar Pusaka, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, standing atop a 27-year-old palm tree that was uprooted after the flash flood triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar on December 19, 2025. Agus explained that the location was the remains of the village's public cemetery and a palm oil plantation that was now razed to the ground after previously being split off from Tamiang Hulu, which was adjacent to the river. Meanwhile, Agus was not yet aware of any permanent housing assistance (Huntap) from the Indonesian government. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hunt for Leftover Oil Palm Fruit - Aceh Tamiang

In the midst of the difficult post-flood period, residents in Aceh Tamiang utilised the remaining harvest from their oil palm plantations to survive on December 30, 2025. By collecting loose palm fruit (loose fruit), residents were able to sell it for IDR 4,000 per kilogram. This activity became an alternative economic source for flash flood or ecological disaster victims whose agricultural land or livelihoods were crippled by the floodwaters. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hunt for Leftover Oil Palm Fruit - Aceh Tamiang

In the midst of the difficult post-flood period, residents in Aceh Tamiang utilised the remaining harvest from their oil palm plantations to survive on December 30, 2025. By collecting loose palm fruit (loose fruit), residents were able to sell it for IDR 4,000 per kilogram. This activity became an alternative economic source for flash flood or ecological disaster victims whose agricultural land or livelihoods were crippled by the floodwaters. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hunt for Leftover Oil Palm Fruit - Aceh Tamiang

In the midst of the difficult post-flood period, residents in Aceh Tamiang utilised the remaining harvest from their oil palm plantations to survive on December 30, 2025. By collecting loose palm fruit (loose fruit), residents were able to sell it for IDR 4,000 per kilogram. This activity became an alternative economic source for flash flood or ecological disaster victims whose agricultural land or livelihoods were crippled by the floodwaters. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hunt for Leftover Oil Palm Fruit - Aceh Tamiang

In the midst of the difficult post-flood period, residents in Aceh Tamiang utilised the remaining harvest from their oil palm plantations to survive on December 30, 2025. By collecting loose palm fruit (loose fruit), residents were able to sell it for IDR 4,000 per kilogram. This activity became an alternative economic source for flash flood or ecological disaster victims whose agricultural land or livelihoods were crippled by the floodwaters. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hunt for Leftover Oil Palm Fruit - Aceh Tamiang

In the midst of the difficult post-flood period, residents in Aceh Tamiang utilised the remaining harvest from their oil palm plantations to survive on December 30, 2025. By collecting loose palm fruit (loose fruit), residents were able to sell it for IDR 4,000 per kilogram. This activity became an alternative economic source for flash flood or ecological disaster victims whose agricultural land or livelihoods were crippled by the floodwaters. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Grief Under Tropical Cyclone Senyar - Indonesia

The conditions of the Leuser Ecosystem, located at the coordinates 4°16'26.26" N and 97°48'47.74" E, which is one of the UNESCO heritage sites, after being affected by flash floods triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar on Sumatra Island, Indonesia, were photographed on December 29, 2025. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leuser's Grief Under Tropical Cyclone Senyar - Indonesia

An environmental activist from the Sustainable Forest Advocacy Institute (Lembahtari), Sayed Zainal walks beside piles of plastic waste from various global product brands that support deforestation, and logs carried by flash floods caused by Tropical Cyclone Senyar in the Leuser Ecosystem area at coordinates 4°16'26.26"N 97°48'47.74" E (UNESCO heritage site) on Sumatra Island, Indonesia on December 29, 2025. Sayed Zainal said that this real condition is evidence of large companies that still fail to fulfil their promises to stop deforestation in their supply chains. This deforestation is generally triggered by the production of major commodities such as palm oil, beef, soy, wood, pulp & paper, coffee, and cocoa, among the list of global brands and companies that are in the spotlight because they are considered to hurt forests, namely Mondelēz, Nissin Foods, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Ferrero, Salim Group, Palm Oil and Pulp & Paper Sector, Sinar Mas Group (APP), RGE Group, and Wilmar International. Photo by Adity