Indonesia

The Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency said that at least 28 people, including several children, have been killed and many others are missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit the western part of the…

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Indonesia on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter of the quake was 153 kilometers (95 miles) southwest of the Fakfak area in West Papua, at a depth of 12.1 kilometers below…

At least 14 people have been killed after heavy floods and landslides struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday. It cited the national disaster agency saying torrential rain has caused flooding up to 3 meters (10 feet) high…

The Indonesian government has announced plans to permanently relocate close to 10,000 residents from Ruang island following a series of explosive eruptions from the Ruang volcano, Reuters reported yesterday. Coordinating Human Development Minister Muhadjir Effendy stated that about 9,800 people…

More than 11,000 people have been instructed to evacuate and air travel has been disrupted after Mount Ruang, located in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, erupted multiple times, Al Jazeera reported today. According to the source, the volcano first erupted on…

Rescue teams have found at least 19 bodies after a landslide occurred in central Indonesia, VOA reported on Sunday, adding that two individuals are still missing. The dead and two survivors were evacuated from two landslide-hit villages in Tana Toraja…

At least 12 people lost their lives in Indonesia on Monday when a car crashed into a bus and another car on a busy highway as people were traveling to celebrate Eid-al-Fitr with their families, Anadolu News Agency reported. According…

Deadly flash floods and landslides hit West Sumatra in March, highlighting the impact of deforestation in Indonesia. Although government officials attributed the floods to heavy rainfall, but environmental groups pointed to deforestation and environmental degradation intensifying severe weather effects, emphasizing…

For the second time in three months, an aggressive and disgruntled group of residents in Indonesia’s Aceh province forced authorities to relocate dozens of newly arrived Rohingya refugees after their boat capsized near West Aceh regency, RFA reported yesterday. According…

UN officials confirmed that at least eleven bodies of Rohingya refugees were found off Indonesia’s western coast after their boat, carrying around 150 people, capsized, TRTWorld reported. Indonesian rescuers called off the search after rescuing 75 people, despite reports of…