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Sulawesi quake death toll at 81 as Indonesia battles series of disasters

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 03:06 PM

A powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island last week has killed at least 81 people and displaced more than 19,000, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, as search and rescue efforts continued on Monday. Read more »

Quake death toll at 78 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters

Stanley Widianto and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 17 11:31 PM

(UPDATE) At least 78 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia's West Sulawesi province on Friday, the Search and Rescue agency (Basarnas) said on Sunday, the latest in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian country. Read more »

Indonesia’s Mt Semeru spews hot clouds

Agus Harianto, AFP
Posted at Jan 17 11:09 AM

In this picture taken on January 16, 2021, lava is seen during an eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java Indonesia. Read more »

Indonesia hunts for survivors as quake death toll hits 60

Andi Hajramurni and Olagondronk, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 17 02:58 PM

The death toll from a powerful earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island has jumped to 60, authorities said Sunday, with thousands left homeless as rescuers raced to find anyone still alive under mountains of rubble. Read more »

Indonesian Semeru volcano erupts, spews ash 5 kms into sky

Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 10:25 PM

Indonesia has nearly 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country, and while many show high levels of activity it can be weeks or even months before an eruption. Read more »

‘We’re running out of food’: Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 06:02 PM

Search-and-rescue worked through the night as they pulled dozens of bodies from beneath crumpled buildings in Mamuju, a city of about 110,000 people. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 15, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 02:37 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Powerful quake rocks Indonesia

Firdaus via AFP
Posted at Jan 15 08:48 PM

Rescuers search for survivors at a hospital in Mamuju city on Friday, after the area was flattened when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island. Read more »

Indonesia quake kills at least 35, injures hundreds

Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 15 06:19 PM

A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi on Friday, trapping several under rubble and unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warned of more quakes that could trigger a tsunami. Read more »

World's oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 08:01 PM

Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. Read more »

Indonesia launches vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 13 02:19 PM

JAKARTA (UPDATE) - Indonesia launched one of the world's biggest COVID-19 vaccination campaigns on Wednesday with President Joko Widodo getting the first shot of a Chinese vaccine as his country fights one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia. Read more »

Indonesia to launch vaccination drive as COVID-19 deaths hit record

Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:11 AM

JAKARTA - Indonesia starts a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign on Wednesday, with President Joko Widodo to receive the first shot of an ambitious drive launched amid record deaths from one of Asia's most stubborn epidemics. Read more »

Indonesian navy divers retrieve black box of crashed plane

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 12 10:39 PM

Indonesian navy divers on Tuesday retrieved one of the black boxes of a B-737-500 jetliner that crashed into the sea off Jakarta on Saturday with 62 people aboard, the country's military chief announced. Read more »

Indonesia's Sriwijaya flew old planes, took neglected routes to become No. 3 carrier

Jamie Freed and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 02:30 PM

Starting with just 1 plane in 2003, Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air has become the country's number 3 airline group, aided by its strategy of acquiring old planes at cheap prices and serving routes neglected by competitors. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 11, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 12:28 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Indonesia extends border closure, OKs CoronaVac emergency use

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 11 10:33 PM

Indonesia on Monday extended the closure of its borders to foreigners for another two weeks until Jan. 28 over coronavirus fears, while its drug monitoring agency approved the emergency use of China's CoronaVac vaccine across the vast archipelago. Read more »

Remains recovered from ill-fated Indonesian plane

Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 06:57 PM

Indonesian rescue personnel carry body bags from Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 which crashed into the sea off the Jakarta coast, at the Jakarta International Container Terminal port, Indonesia on Monday. Read more »

Indonesia locates black box recorders from crashed plane

Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 11 11:47 AM

Body parts, twisted wreckage and clothing were plucked from waters off the Indonesian capital Monday after a passenger jet with 62 people aboard crashed shortly after take-off a day earlier. Read more »

Indonesia's deadliest air crashes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 04:24 PM

The crash of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 about four minutes after it took off from Jakarta Saturday is the latest in a series of air accidents to rock Indonesia. Read more »

Search and rescue for Indonesian passenger plane

Adek Berry, AFP
Posted at Jan 10 12:04 PM

Indonesian Navy divers hold wreckage from Sriwijaya Air flight SJY182 during a search and rescue operation at sea near Lancang island on Sunday. Read more »