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Archipelago 2 years ago

Villagers evacuate after Mount Marapi eruption

Authorities reported the volcano first erupted at 6:21 am local time (1121 GMT), sending thick volcanic ash 1,300 metres (4,265 feet) above the crater and toward the southwest area of the peak.

Archipelago 2 years ago

Authorities end search after Marapi volcano eruption kills 23

Mount Marapi spewed an ash tower 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) -- taller than the volcano itself -- into the sky on Sunday as 75 people hiked in the area.

Archipelago 2 years ago

Search ends for crew member missing off Sumatra

The search was launched last week Sunday after authorities received a report that one of two boats headed for Pinang island from Nias island had failed to reach its destination.

Archipelago 2 years ago

All missing passengers found after Sulawesi boat sinks

The boat sank with 48 people onboard just after midnight (1700 GMT on Sunday), the local office of the National Search and Rescue Agency said in a statement.

Archipelago 2 years ago

Rescuers await reinforcements in hunt for Natuna landslide survivors

The landslide on Monday followed six days of torrential rain and buried houses on a village on the island of Searasan in the Natuna region, about 80 km (49.71 miles) off Kalimantan.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Helicopter with provincial police chief onboard crashes in Jambi jungle

Currently, the police are conducting a massive operation to rescue passengers and crew, who include Jambi Police chief Insp. Gen. Rusdi Hartono.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Dozens rescued in North Sumatra after boat carrying migrants sinks

Two of the vessel's 86 passengers, who were seeking work in neighbouring Malaysia, were killed when it capsized Saturday, said Rully Ramadhiansyah, spokesman for the Belawan naval base in North Sumatra.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Two migrants dead, 26 missing in North Sumatra boat accident

The wooden fishing boat was carrying 89 onboard when it departed for neighbouring Malaysia through an unguarded route.

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Death toll passes 200 after Philippines typhoon

The Philippine Red Cross reported "complete carnage" in coastal areas after Typhoon Rai left homes, hospitals and schools "ripped to shreds".

Archipelago 4 years ago

Hope, sadness as volunteers search for victims of Semeru

Curah Kobokan was among the worst-hit areas when the 3,676-metre (12,060 ft) Mount Semeru erupted on Saturday, sending a cloud of ash into the sky and dangerous pyroclastic flows into villages below.

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Villagers evacuate after Mount Marapi eruption

Authorities end search after Marapi volcano eruption kills 23

Search ends for crew member missing off Sumatra

All missing passengers found after Sulawesi boat sinks

Rescuers await reinforcements in hunt for Natuna landslide survivors

Helicopter with provincial police chief onboard crashes in Jambi jungle

Dozens rescued in North Sumatra after boat carrying migrants sinks

Two migrants dead, 26 missing in North Sumatra boat accident

Death toll passes 200 after Philippines typhoon

Hope, sadness as volunteers search for victims of Semeru

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