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View all search resultsMandailing-Natal
Archipelago 2 months ago
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Police sub-precinct chief in N. Sumatra relieved of duty after mob burned police station
The removal of the Muara Batang Gadis Police sub-precinct station in Mandailing Natal regency, North Sumatra, is part of the National Police's internal evaluation process to respond to various dynamics in the field,
Archipelago 10 months ago
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North Sumatra to investigate hot mudflow eruptions in Mandailing Natal
National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Abdul Muhari reported that 15 active mudflow eruptions have been identified near Roburan Dolok village so far, spreading across 15 different locations.
Archipelago 10 months ago
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Hot mudflow erupts in North Sumatra village, reviving fears of another Lapindo disaster
Khoiruddin, a local resident, explained that the mudflow has destroyed several rubber and rice crops and left some farmland infertile. The mud has also contaminated the clean water supply for four nearby villages, while the gas emitted from the mudflow has polluted the air in the region.
Archipelago 2 years ago
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Govt probes possible gas leak at SMGP plant after more than 100 hospitalized
Aside from the energy ministry, local police have opened their own probes after at least 123 residents were hospitalized for suspected poisoning and 300 others were evacuated on Friday from two villages in North Sumatra's Mandailing Natal regency, where SMGP recently started operating a newly drilled geothermal well.
National 6 years ago
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Two arrested as mercury poisoning plagues North Sumatra’s El Dorado
Unlicensed small-scale gold mining has been a major source of income for residents in Mandailing Natal regency in the past decade, but it has recently come under the spotlight after reports of babies being born with deformities caused by mercury poisoning.
National 6 years ago
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Mercury from illegal gold mines to blame for fatal birth defects in Mandailing Natal, regent says
The use of mercury in illegal gold mining activities in Mandailing Natal regency, North Sumatra, has reportedly affected the physical well-being of newborns in the region, resulting in five deaths and numerous birth defects over the past couple of years.
