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Gold mine landslide kills at least 9 in Indonesia

15 May 2026-12:18
At least 16 killed in bus-tanker truck collision in Indonesia's Sumatra - VIDEO

At least 16 people lost their lives after an intercity bus collided head-on with a tanker truck on a major highway on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, according to local officials.

06 May 2026-14:32
Hundreds gather to smell rare ‘corpse flower’ blooming in London - VIDEO

Visitors flocked to Kew Gardens in London this week to witness the rare blooming of the Titan arum, famously known as the "corpse flower."

29 Apr 2026-13:47
6.3-magnitude quake strikes off Northern Sumatra

03 Mar 2026-09:36
Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupts again - VIDEO

Mount Merapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Wednesday, according to data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application.

18 Feb 2026-13:30
Indonesia revokes permits after deadly Sumatra floods

Indonesia has revoked permits for 28 companies, including a China-backed hydropower project and a major gold mining operation, in a sweeping environmental crackdown following devastating floods in Sumatra.

21 Jan 2026-10:29
Indonesia forms task force for faster recovery in Sumatra

Indonesia has created a special task force to speed up rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in three disaster-hit provinces on Sumatra Island, officials announced Thursday.

08 Jan 2026-15:20
No New Year fireworks in Indonesia amid Sumatra flood tragedy

Indonesia will forego New Year fireworks in several regions to honor victims of deadly floods in Sumatra, officials confirmed on December 29. The central government supports regional decisions to cancel celebrations in solidarity with those affected.

29 Dec 2025-11:15
Indonesia expects flood-hit Sumatra to recover in months

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto says daily life in flood-ravaged parts of Sumatra could return to normal within two to three months, following one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s recent history.

15 Dec 2025-14:39
Indonesia flood death toll surpasses 1,000

The death toll from the floods and landslides that hit three provinces on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island has surpassed 1,000, with 218 people still missing, according to the latest figures released by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Saturday.

13 Dec 2025-12:38

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