Tag: Indonesia
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Body parts, debris hauled from waters near Indonesia’s capital from crashed Boeing passenger plane
The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plunged into a steep dive about four minutes after it left Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta on Saturday afternoon.
January 10, 2021 -
Suspected debris of Sriwijaya flight found in sea, inform rescue officials
The flight had 62 people on board and was en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan.
January 9, 2021 -
6.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia; no tsunami warning issued
The quake struck with the epicenter at 171 km northeast Larantuka sub-district of Flores district in the province and the depth of 670 km under sea bed, according to a media report.
August 21, 2020 -
6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia; no casualties reported
The quake struck with the epicentre at 78 km southwest of Bangkulu Utara district and a depth of 11 km under the sea bed
August 19, 2020 -
Over thousands displaced as torrential rains, floods hit Indonesia; several reported missing
Compensation would be provided to those whose houses are destroyed by the flooding.
July 18, 2020 -
32 dead, several missing due to heavy floods and landslides in Indonesia
The natural disaster has impacted nearly 5,000 people as their houses were hit by the flash floods, according to the National Disaster Management Agency.
July 17, 2020 -
Heavy floods, landslides claim 21 lives in Indonesia; several reported missing
The search and rescue mission will resume on Thursday morning to focus on Masamba city and Radda village, as they were hit the hardest by the calamity, the official said.
July 16, 2020 -
6.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia; no tsunami warning issued
The quake struck at 5.54 am with the epicentre at 53 km northwest Jepara of the province and a depth of 578 km under the sea bed.
July 7, 2020 -
Volcanic eruption at Indonesia’s Mount Merapi sends ash 6 km high
Indonesia has more than 17,000 islands and islets -- and nearly 130 active volcanoes.
June 21, 2020 -
5.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Maluku province, no tsunami warning issued
The quake did not trigger a tsunami, the official said.
June 9, 2020 -
4 soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Indonesia, several injured
The injured were rescued and taken to the hospital.
June 7, 2020 -
6.8-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia, no tsunami alert
The tremor felt on Thursday afternoon with the epicentre at 89 km northwest Daruba village of Pulau Marotai district and the depth at 112 km under sea bed.
June 4, 2020 -
Encounters with Tagore
Taking a detour from the bookish conversations, the virtual cultural exchange had voices from the USA, India, Bangladesh and Indonesia sharing their personal anecdotes of Tagore.
May 10, 2020 -
Coronavirus to delay regional elections in Indonesia as infections near 12,071 mark
Deaths from the respiratory illness have returned to one-digit figure in a highly fluctuating trend. Since April 1, the country has seen daily deaths below 10 in only six separate days.
May 6, 2020 -
PM Modi interacts with Indonesian Prez, assures support during COVID-19 crisis
President Widodo appreciated the facilitation provided by the government of India for supplies of pharmaceutical products to Indonesia.
April 28, 2020 -
Muslims worldwide mark Ramzan amidst unprecedented coronavirus lockdowns
India's Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi expressed confidence that Muslims will abide by lockdown guidelines during the holy month of Ramzan.
April 24, 2020 -
9 killed in mining accident in Indonesia
Three people keeping watch reported the accident to local officials when the group failed to emerge from the mine.
April 19, 2020