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Images showed an eruption visible for miles around, with a cloud of ash climbing in a large vertical column with a mushroom-shaped top. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia rocked by Mount Soputan eruption after devastating quake

The state disaster agency warned people to stay at least four kilometres away but said there was no need to evacuate for the time being.

03 Oct 2018 1:33 PM

Almost 2,00,000 people need urgent help, the UN’s humanitarian office said, among them tens of thousands of children, with an estimated 66,000 homes destroyed or damaged by the 7.5-magnitude quake and the tsunami it spawned. (Photo: AP)

Time running out for survivors as Indonesia death toll nears 1,400

In Geneva, the United Nations expressed frustration at the slow pace of the response.

03 Oct 2018 12:35 PM

The death toll from a devastating quake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people, up from the previous count of 844. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia devastating quake-tsunami death toll rises to 1,234

'As of 1:00 pm there are 1,234 dead,' said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Indonesia's national disaster agency spokesman.

02 Oct 2018 12:50 PM

Quake-tsunami survivors salvage useable items from the debris homes that were destroyed in Palu, Indonesia on Friday. (Photo: Twitter | @AFP)

Two new earthquakes strike Indonesia off Sumba island: USGS

There were no immediate reports of serious damage.

02 Oct 2018 9:19 AM

Officials fear the death toll will rise steeply in the coming days and are preparing for the worst. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesia seeks foreign aid after quake, digs graves for over 1,000

Days after quake, tsunami, some areas are yet to be contacted, medicines are running out and rescuers are struggling to reach those trapped.

01 Oct 2018 12:58 PM

Indonesian president Joko Widodo visited the region on Sunday to see the devastation for himself. (Photo: AFP)

832 killed in Indonesia quake, tsunami; people face food, water shortage

Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla said the final number of dead could be in the 'thousands.'

30 Sep 2018 12:53 PM

People survey outside the shopping mall which was damaged following earthquakes and a tsunami in Palu. (Photo: AP)

At least 420 killed in strong quake, tsunami in Indonesia

At least 540 people had been badly injured, an agency spokesman said, as hospitals struggled to cope with the influx of casualties.

30 Sep 2018 10:49 AM

In the city - home to around 350,000 people - partially covered bodies lay on the ground near the shore, the day after tsunami waves 1.5 metres (five feet) came ashore. (Photo: Twitter | @AFP)

384 dead, many missing after earthquake, tsunami hits Indonesia

Hospitals were overwhelmed by influx of injured, with many being treated in open air, while other survivors helped to retrieve the dead.

29 Sep 2018 9:13 AM

'A tsunami has happened in Palu,' said Rahmat Triyono, head of the disaster agency's earthquake and tsunami division. (Representational Image)

Indonesian city hit by tsunami after powerful earthquake

The 7.5 magnitude quake sparked terror among locals who fled into streets and raced to higher ground fearing tsunami waves.

28 Sep 2018 7:42 PM

High waves hampered initial rescue efforts but 126 people had been saved by Saturday afternoon. (Representational Image)

Children among 13 dead as ferry catches fire, sinks in Indonesia

The boat was believed to be carrying nearly 150 passengers off the coast of Sulawesi province on Friday when the blaze started.

15 Sep 2018 7:52 PM

Meiliana, a 44-year old ethnic Chinese Buddhist had complained the Muslim call to prayer, repeated five times a day, was being played too loudly at the mosque near her house in North Sumatra. (Representational Image)

Indonesian woman, who complained about Mosque being too loud, jailed

Indonesia has the world's largest population of Muslims and sizable Buddhist, Christian and other religious minorities.

22 Aug 2018 3:35 PM

A series of quakes were recorded by seismologists throughout Sunday, the first measuring 6.3 shortly before midday which triggered landslides and sent people fleeing for cover. (Photo: AFP)

Multiple earthquakes hit Indonesia's Lombok Island, 5 dead

The island is still reeling from two quakes on July 29 and August 5 that killed nearly 500 people and made hundreds of thousands homeless.

20 Aug 2018 9:49 AM

Indonesian men carry the body of a victim of last week's earthquake past a damaged building during a funeral in Gangga, Lombok Island, Indonesia on August 12.(Photo: AP)

Indonesia earthquake death toll passes 430 as more bodies recovered

The magnitude 7.0 quake on August 5 flattened thousands of homes and latest estimate has displaced about 350,000 people.

13 Aug 2018 1:45 PM

The wreckage of the plane was found in a heavily forested area on a mountain side in the Oksibil subdistrict on Sunday morning. (Representational Image | AFP)

Indonesia plane crash: 12-yr-old boy sole survivor, eight others found dead

The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control Saturday during what was supposed to be a 40 minute flight in remote Papua province.

12 Aug 2018 12:25 PM

Motorists ride past buildings ruined by the quakes in Pamenang, Lombok Island, Indonesia on Friday.(Photo: AP)

Indonesia earthquake: Death toll rises to 387, around 13,000 injured

The number of people displaced has risen to 3,87,000 and many evacuees have still not received assistance.

11 Aug 2018 1:20 PM

Shaman will face up to 15 years in prison if convicted of coercing a minor into intercourse and may face other charges as well. (Photo : Gidi_Traffic | Twitter)

Witch doctor trapped woman in an Indonesian cave as sex slave for 15 yrs, held

The reports state Saman provided H certain portions to terminate pregnancies over the years.

09 Aug 2018 1:44 PM

Motorcycles parked on the street toppled over and the walls of some nearby buildings collapsed in the aftershock. (Photo: Twitter/@AFP)

After Sunday’s devastating quake, 5.9 magnitude aftershock strikes Indonesia

It was the strongest of some 355 aftershocks that have rattled the island since Sunday, the national disaster agency said.

09 Aug 2018 1:40 PM

A man inspects the ruin of his house destroyed by an earthquake in North Lombok. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia earthquake: Death toll rises to 164, many still without aid

Officials have appealed for medicine, food, clean water with at least 1,400 people seriously injured and 156,000 displaced.

09 Aug 2018 11:36 AM

One week ago, another quake in the same area had killed more than a dozen people. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia earthquake: At least 91 dead, rescue efforts continue

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said over 200 people were seriously injured and thousands of homes and buildings were damaged.

06 Aug 2018 9:17 AM

Photo from the earthquake last week that struck the same area, Lombok. (Photo: AP)

Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Indonesia, prompts tsunami warnings

A week ago, another quake in the same area had killed more than a dozen people.

05 Aug 2018 7:14 PM

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