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Major quake crushes buildings in Vanuatu

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Major quake crushes buildings in Vanuatu

The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu's main island, at 12:47 pm (0147 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey.

Second group of Indonesian evacuees arrive home from Syria

Middle East and Africa 1 year ago

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Second group of Indonesian evacuees arrive home from Syria

A second group of Indonesian evacuees landed safely in Jakarta on Sunday after a three-day journey that saw them travel overland from Damascus to Beirut and then on an hours-long flight to Soekarno-Hatta, after rebel forces ousted the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Three dead, thousands displaced as Malaysia warns of worst floods in a decade

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Three dead, thousands displaced as Malaysia warns of worst floods in a decade

Floods are common on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia during the monsoon period between October and March, but this week's torrential rain has led to the mass evacuation, mostly in the northeastern state of Kelantan that borders Thailand.

Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Tens of thousands flee as Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines

Man-yi will be the sixth major storm to pound the Philippines in the past month, killing at least 163 people, leaving thousands homeless and wiping out crops and livestock.

Lewotobi volcano spews huge ash tower, exclusion zone widened

Archipelago 1 year ago

Lewotobi volcano spews huge ash tower, exclusion zone widened

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, has erupted more than a dozen times this week, killing nine people after its initial burst on Monday.

Lewotobi volcano belches colossal ash tower

Archipelago 1 year ago

Lewotobi volcano belches colossal ash tower

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday and Tuesday, killing nine people and forcing the relocation of residents from a 7-kilometre (4.3-mile) exclusion zone.

BKSDA removes 28 crocodiles from Cianjur pond for relocation

Archipelago 1 year ago

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BKSDA removes 28 crocodiles from Cianjur pond for relocation

A regional conservation agency has started removing 80 saltwater crocodiles from a breeding pond in Cianjur, West Java, where they have been kept since 2018 a local resident surrendered them to authorities.

Govt repatriates 14 more citizens as Israel-Hezbollah war intensifies

Middle East and Africa 1 year ago

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Govt repatriates 14 more citizens as Israel-Hezbollah war intensifies

Authorities have evacuated 79 Indonesian citizens and a foreigner married to one of the evacuees from Lebanon amid intensifying Israeli forces' military offensive in the Middle Eastern country.

Evacuate now before too late, ministry warns Indonesians in Lebanon

Middle East and Africa 1 year ago

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Evacuate now before too late, ministry warns Indonesians in Lebanon

Sixty-five Indonesian citizens have fled Lebanon since early August amid intensified Israeli military offensive in the country, with 25 of them have arrived in Jakarta.

Jokowi orders immediate evacuation of Indonesians in Lebanon

Middle East and Africa 1 year ago

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Jokowi orders immediate evacuation of Indonesians in Lebanon

Jakarta has so far repatriated 25 Indonesians in batches since early August after the embassy in Beirut set a level 1 alert for Lebanon.

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