Floods, landslides kill 26 in Indonesia, at least six missing
Padang, Indonesia Reuters Flooding and landslides in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra have killed 26 people and at least six are missing, authorities said on Monday. Bridges, schools, 113 hectares of farmland and nearly 700 homes have been damaged by torrential rains that have pounded down since Thursday, according to the country’s disaster mitigation […]
Indonesia’s Java escapes 6.4 magnitude quake with few casualties, light damage
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Java on Friday evening, injuring at least 10 people, while one person died of suspected heart attack during the quake, the country’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said. A resident shows a damaged house after an earthquake struck off the?Indonesian island of Java in […]
Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption death toll rises to 14; dozens injured
Sumberwuluh, IndonesiaReuters The eruption of Semeru volcano has killed at least 14 people and injured dozens on Java island, Indonesia’s disaster agency said on Sunday, as rescue teams searched for victims under layers of ash, sometimes digging with their bare hands. Semeru, the tallest mountain on Java, threw up towers of ash and hot clouds […]
Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 13; 10 evacuated
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters Ten people trapped after Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupted have been evacuated to safety, the country’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, as the death toll from the disaster climbed to at least 13 and with dozens injured. Semeru, the tallest mountain on Java island, threw up towers of ash and hot clouds […]
Indonesian president orders Java rescue efforts after quake kills eight
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday ordered swift rescue and relief efforts after eight people died in an earthquake that hit off southern Java island. Three others were badly injured in Saturday’s magnitude-5.9 quake and more than 1,180 buildings were damaged, most of them slightly, the disaster agency BNPB said. Some houses were […]
Indonesia’s Java hit by magnitude 5.9 quake, seven killed
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Java island on Saturday, killing seven people, severely wounding two and damaging hundreds of buildings in several cities, the country’s disaster mitigation agency BNPB said. The quake, which struck at 2pm local time, was felt across East Java, home to 40.7 million people, and nearby provinces, […]
Tropical cyclone kills at least 113 in Indonesia, East Timor
Malaka, IndonesiaReuters Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed 113 people, with many still unaccounted for and thousands displaced, officials said on Monday. At least 86 deaths were reported on several islands in Indonesia’s West and East Nusa Tenggara provinces, while […]