'Is she alive?': Indonesian man's hopes of finding missing wife fade after flood disaster


  • World
  • Tuesday, 02 Dec 2025

A local resident Abdul Ghani, 57, shows a photo of his wife Marsoni, who has been missing following deadly flash floods in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

PALEMBAYAN, Indonesia, Dec 2 (Reuters) - In the days since cyclone-induced floods and landslides battered Indonesia's Sumatra island, Abdul Ghani has been carrying around a picture of his missing wife, showing it to everyone he meets.

The 57-year-old Ghani, who makes a living selling soft drinks, has spent days trudging along the mud-laden roads of his town of Palembayan looking everywhere for Marsoni, his wife of 25 years.

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