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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...
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....
Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra rises to 174Rescuers were hampered by damaged bridges and roads and a lack of heavy equipment. The death toll in North Sumatra province rose to 116, wh...
Bomb threat diverts plane of hajj pilgrims in Indonesia, second in daysA Saudia Airlines flight carrying 376 hajj pilgrims and 13 crew members from Jeddah to Surabaya was diverted to Medan's Kualanamu Internati...
Indonesia flood death toll rises to 50 with 27 missingRescuers recovered more bodies on Tuesday after flash floods and cold lava flow on Indonesia's Sumatra island over the weekend killed at le...
Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 21The death toll from flash flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 21, an official said Sunday, with six pe...
Indonesia's Marapi volcano eruption leaves 22 dead; one still missingbout 200 rescuers will resume search operations on Wednesday for one further missing climber. The 2,891-metre high volcano in West Sumatra ...
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island: USGSThe quake's epicentre was at sea southwest of Padangsidempuan city in northern Sumatra at a depth of 84 kilometres (52 miles), USGS reporte...
US, Indonesia, Australia hold drills amid China concernsThe expanded drills are seen by China as a threat. Chinese state media have accused the US of building an Indo-Pacific alliance similar to ...
12 quakes jolt Andaman & Nicobar islands in 24 hoursThe sea around the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago has witnessed 12 earthquakes in 24 hours, with almost all measuring 5 and more on the Ri...
Indonesian helicopter carrying five loses contact in Sumatra: Official"It lost contact with the air traffic control at Kualanamu about 10 minutes before it was expected to arrive. We have sent the search and r...
- No likelihood of tsunami tidal waves in Indian Ocean region
India today said there was no likelihood of tsunami tidal waves being formed anywhere in the Indian Ocean region.
- No likelihood of tsunami tidal waves in Indian Ocean region
There was no likelihood of tsunami tidal waves being formed anywhere in the Indian Ocean region after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude hit In...
- Thousands feared dead in Indonesia quake
Thousands were likely killed in an earthquake that struck Sumatra island.
- Moderate quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami and no immediate report...
- 7.2 magnitude quake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
A 7.2-magnitude quake struck Monday off Indonesia's Sumatra island, sparking a tsunami alert, the geophysics and meteorology agency said, b...
- Strong quake hits Indonesia; no damage
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, but there was no threat of a tsunami and no immediate word o...
- Tsunami alert sparks panic
Andaman and Nicobar islands and coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala were on Wednesday put on the edge when a tsu...