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Strong quake hits near Indonesia’s Aceh

A magnitude-7,5 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Aceh province on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring several and sending thousands fleeing their homes and offices in…

‘Memo to self: do not visit Jakarta in rainy season’

Heavy rains and high tides have caused chaos in Indonesia’s capital for three days, highlighting its ailing infrastructure as roads to the airport became impassable and thousands…

Indonesia floods kill 12, cause travel chaos

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 12 people across Indonesia and the capital’s main airport was briefly shut on Friday as more than 40 flights…

More than 130 feared dead in Indonesia

Indonesian rescuers on Thursday hunted for victims of landslides and floods on Java Island that have left more than 130 people feared dead and tens of thousands displaced,…

Strong earthquake shakes Japan

A 6,2-magnitude earthquake hit near the city of Iwaki in Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said, revising it to a slightly stronger quake than it initially…

Quakes kill at least three on Indonesian island

At least three people were killed and 45 injured when powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Sumbawa island in central Indonesia, a health ministry official said on Monday.…

Indonesia quake death toll rises

The toll from an earthquake on Indonesia’s Sumatra island this week has risen to 21 dead and 88 injured, while more than 13 000 homes were destroyed or damaged, officials said on…

Indonesians huddle in tents in quake-hit Sumatra

Frightened residents on Indonesia’s Sumatra island huddled in tents outside their damaged homes on Friday, traumatised by the latest of nearly 40 aftershocks since a huge…

Sumatra shaken by aftershocks as separate quake hits

Indonesia’s Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake toppled hundreds of buildings, killing at least 10 people and burying many others in…

Sumatra pounded by quake, aftershocks

Indonesia’s Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake killed at least eight people and buried many others under collapsed buildings.…