Indonesia

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…

A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the shore of Indonesia’s Java island on Friday at a depth of 10km, Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BKMG) said, although the US Geological Survey measured it at 6.4. The quake followed a 6-magnitude tremor…

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto was declared the winner of the presidential election in the world’s third-largest democracy Wednesday over two former governors, the Associated Press reported. The former special forces commander won the Feb. 14 contest with nearly 60%…