CIANJUR, Indonesia—A couple of days after Indonesia’s deadly earthquake, heavily pregnant Rohmat Kartini began experiencing contractions. Having narrowly escaped Monday’s quake with her husband, Rohmat had to be driven for hours on roads clogged with debris and mud to a makeshift medical center set up in a tent in an open field. While others grappled…
Death Toll From West Java Quake Reaches 271, 40 Still Missing: Disaster Mitigation Agency
JAKARTA—The death toll from Monday’s 5.6-magnitude quake in the Indonesian town of Cianjur has risen to 271, the chief of the disaster mitigation agency said on Wednesday, with 40 people still missing. The shallow 5.6-magnitude quake struck in Indonesia’s most populous Province on Monday afternoon, causing significant damage to the town of Cianjur, about 75…
At Least 162 Dead After Powerful Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Populated Java Island
At least 162 people have been killed, and hundreds others injured, after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s main island of Java on Monday. The temblor was centered about 18 kilometers (11 miles) west of Ciranjang-Hilir at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey, triggering a relatively strong…
Strong Quake Topples Houses in Indonesia’s Java; 56 Dead
JAKARTA, Indonesia—A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring hundreds as people rushed into the streets, some covered in blood and white debris. Emergency workers were treating the injured on stretchers outside main hospitals, on terraces, and in…
Strong Earthquake Shakes Western Indonesia; No Tsunami Alert
JAKARTA, Indonesia—A strong undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia on Friday night but no serious damage or casualties were reported. The magnitude 6.9 earthquake was centered 202 kilometers (126 miles) southwest of Bengkulu at a depth of 25 kilometers (15 miles), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The earthquake was followed by an aftershock measuring magnitude 5.4,…
Indonesian Ferry Carrying 271 People Catches Fire Near Bali
NUSA DUA, Indonesia—A passenger ferry carrying 271 people caught fire Wednesday off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, and evacuation efforts were ongoing, rescue officials said. The Mutiara Timur I was carrying 236 passengers and 35 crew members when it caught fire in the Bali Strait, about 1.5…
China Is ‘Biggest State-Based Threat’ to Britain’s Economic Security, Says Rishi Sunak
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has told journalists on his way to the G-20 summit in Indonesia that China poses the “biggest state-based threat to our economic security.” China’s leader and head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Xi Jinping, will be at the G-20 summit in Bali and Sunak said, “Hopefully I will have…
Biden Skips G20 Dinner After Official He Met With Tested Positive for COVID-19
President Joe Biden on Nov. 15 skipped a dinner and event he’d been scheduled to attend after an official he met with earlier in the week tested positive for COVID-19. Biden, in Asia for a Group of 20 summit and other events, opted against attending the G20 gala dinner with Joko Widodo, the president of…
Russian Foreign Minister Denies Reports He Was Hospitalized in Indonesia Ahead of G20
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that a report claiming he had been hospitalized in Indonesia due to a heart condition was “fake news,” adding that it was a political ploy ahead of the Group of 20 (G-20) summit. “They [Western media] have been claiming that our president is sick for some 10 years….
NTD News Today (Nov. 14): Biden Meets Chinese Leader Ahead of G20 Summit; Arizona Protestors Seeking Election Integrity Laws
President Biden met with Chinese Communist party leader Xi Jinping today in Indonesia. This was their first in-person meeting since Biden became president. About 200 protesters turned out at the Maricopa County tabulation center on Saturday. Republican state Senator Wendy Rogers tweeted for patriots to “rise up to rally.” Residents voiced their concerns about what…
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