JAKARTA, Sept 27 — Indonesian authorities have confirmed that 15 miners have died in a landslide that struck an illegal mining area in Solok district, West Sumatra province yesterday.

JAKARTA, May 16 — The number of people killed by weekend flash floods and mudslides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province has risen to 67, and 20 are still missing, authorities said today as the government plans to relocate survivors.

JAKARTA, May 15 — The death toll from floods and cold lava mudflows in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has climbed to 58, said the country's disaster management agency said today, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

JAKARTA, May 14 — The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 52 and more than 3,000 people were evacuated, authorities said on Tuesday.

TANAH DATAR, May 13 — Flash floods and mudslides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 43 people over the weekend while a search for 15 missing people continued, authorities said today.

TANAH DATAR, May 13 — Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province killed at least 37 people this weekend while the search for 17 missing people is still ongoing, authorities said on Monday.

JAKARTA — Days of torrential rain have brought floods and landslides in Indonesia’s province of West Sumatra, forcing the evacuation of more than 70,000 people, while killing at least 19, with seven going missing, authorities said on Sunday.

JAKARTA, Feb 25 — At least seven people died and 85 people were injured after an earthquake shook several areas in West Sumatra on Friday, said the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB).

JAKARTA, Feb 4 — Activists in Indonesia on Thursday lauded the government's decision to ban public schools from making religious attire mandatory, a move that followed national outrage over non-Muslim students being forced to wear a hijab.