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In 2004, Aceh was hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. In 2025, Indonesia’s most disaster-aware province was among the worst hit by floods.

A powerful explosion in the restaurant area of Plaza Altabrisa mall in Villahermosa, Tabasco, triggered a fire and forced a full evacuation. Firefighters battle a scene of destruction as smoke and ...

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