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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 604, 2025
The 4th International Conference on Disaster Management (The 4th ICDM 2024)
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| Article Number | 11002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Historical Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Disasters in the Past | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202560411002 | |
| Published online | 16 January 2025 | |
Lahar floods in West Sumatra during the Dutch colonial era: Historical records and societal impact
1 Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
2 Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
3 The Government of Padang City, Padang, Indonesia
4 Master in Disaster Management, Graduate Program, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: yennynarny@hum.unand.ac.id
This research explores documents and archives regarding lahar floods in West Sumatra during the Dutch colonial period. These records are crucial amid difficulties in obtaining historical statistical data to study similar past disasters. The research method used is historical, integrating information from Dutch colonial documents and archives such as newspapers, magazines, diaries (dagh register), government reports, and contemporary books, particularly those discussing societal conditions and Dutch government policies in handling various lahar flood events in West Sumatra during that period. This study is expected to provide new insights for the development of disaster studies and facilitate historical disaster studies in other Indonesian regions that are also prone to natural disasters.
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