Decades of industrial land clearing in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, may have turned an unusual storm into a catastrophe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/asia-pacific/society/indonesia-cyclone-flood-survivors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #indonesia #floods #typhoons #cyclonesenyar #subiantoprabowo #disasterpreparedness #landslides