US EditionKilling Floods in Indonesia: Why Deforestation Aggravated the Disaster
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ecotopical.comSumatra’s Deadly Floods May Have Pushed a Rare Ape Closer to the Brink of Extinction
A new study says the flooding that killed more than 1,000 people has also likely killed dozens of a critically endangered orangutan. Climate change and deforestation likely made the damage worse.By Nicholas KusnetzNearly three weeks after a cyclone ripped through northern Sumatra, killing hundreds of people, the Indonesian region remains devastated. Towns are cut off and more than 100,000 people have been displaced. Now, a new analysis reveals t…
Floods and landslides have left more than 1,000 people dead in Indonesia after heavy monsoon rains in late November. As the record continues to grow and several hundred people remain missing, deforestation is pointed out as one of the perpetrators behind the scale of the disaster.
The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported an increase in the death toll from floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra, bringing the death toll to 1,053.
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