Category: Indonesia

Semeru Volcano on Indonesia’s Java Island Spews Hot Clouds

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Mount Semeru, the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java, spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5 kilometers (nearly 3 miles) on Saturday. There were no immediate evacuations, but the National Disaster Mitigation Agency warned people who live in the villages on the slopes of the 3,676-meter (12,060-foot)-high mountain to…


Strong Quake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi Kills at Least 7, Injures Hundreds

JAKARTA—A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least seven people and injured hundreds on Friday, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said, as panicked residents fled to safer areas after many buildings were damaged. The epicentre of the quake was six kilometres (3.73 miles)northeast of Majene city at a depth of 10 kilometres. Initial…


Strong Quake in Indonesia Kills at Least 35, Injures Hundreds

JAKARTA—A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds on Friday, with the meteorological agency warning of aftershocks, possibly strong enough to trigger a tsunami. The powerful quake struck 6 km (3.73 miles) northeast of the town of Majene, at the relatively shallow depth of 10 km, just before…


26 Missing, at Least 13 Dead in Indonesia Landslides

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Rescuers are searching for 26 people still missing after two landslides hit a village in Indonesia’s West Java province over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. At least 13 people were killed and 29 others injured in the landslides that were triggered by heavy rain on Sunday in Cihanjuang, a village in West Java’s Sumedang…


Divers Recover ‘Black Box’ From Crashed Indonesia Plane

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor on Tuesday recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board. The device is expected to help investigators determine what caused the Boeing 737-500 plane to nosedive into the ocean in heavy rain shortly after…


Indonesia Jet Carrying 62 Goes Missing on Domestic Flight

A Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia’s capital on a domestic flight.