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SUMATRA DISASTER RELIEF
Flash floods in Indonesia kill at least 16 people and sweep away homesTorrential rains caused flash floods in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province. At least 16 people have died. Fast-moving water mixed with mud...
Indonesia flood death toll passes 1,000 as authorities ramp up aidThe disaster, which has hit the northwestern island of Sumatra over the past fortnight, has also injured more than 5,400, the National Disa...
Indonesia flood death toll crosses 1,000, rescuers sayIndonesia is grappling with a devastating disaster. Torrential rains and landslides on the island of Sumatra have claimed over a thousand l...
New megacities lie in the path of devastating floodsGlobal population growth is concentrating in vulnerable Asian and African megacities. These urban centers face increasing flood threats due...
Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll tops 600Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swaths of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia this week, leaving thousands of people stranded without shelter o...
Indonesia flood death toll climbs to 303 amid cyclone devastation, disaster agency saysFloods and landslides triggered by cyclonic rains in Sumatra have killed 303 people, up from 174 earlier, Indonesia’s disaster agency said....
Earthquake off Russia rattles US, Japan coasts — a 2010 tragedy of similar scale had displaced 1.5 millionA massive 8.8 magnitude undersea earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggered widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific, impa...
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: What to know 20 years onThe 20th anniversary of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami approaches, commemorating over 220,000 lives lost across a dozen countrie...
Disaster by the bay: Six worst natural catastrophes of 21st centuryTexas was hit by the Great Galveston Hurricane on September 8, 1900, leaving about 12,000 dead. It remains the deadliest natural disaster i...
India taking lead role to bolster cooperation among South Asian nations to reduce disasters: MoS MEAHe also said the Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) formed last year will conduct country-specific and global activities...
Defence boost as India & Indonesia expand partnership“The India-ASEAN partnership can be a force to guarantee peace and progress in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond,” PM Narendra Modi said.
- Earthquake aftershock: Small tsunamis hit Indonesian coast, India downgrades warnings
An official from national tsunami early warning centre, said the highest tsunami warning level in the Bay of Bengal had been downgraded.
- Indonesian quake kills 529, thousands trapped under rubble
At least 529 people have been killed and 423 were injured in a powerful quake that struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province.
- Thousands feared dead in Indonesia quake
Thousands were likely killed in an earthquake that struck Sumatra island.