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At least 268 people killed in Indonesia earthquake; search operation on to find dead and missing

Indonesia Earthquake: President Joko Widodo visited Cianjur on Tuesday and pledged to rebuild infrastructure, including the main bridge connecting Cianjur to other cities, and to provide government assistance of up to 50 million rupiahs (USD 3,180) to each resident whose house was damaged.

 

Nov 23, 2022, 11:34 AM IST

19 killed as cyclone hits Indonesian island of Java

A tropical cyclone killed 19 people on the Indonesian island of Java, officials said on Wednesday, with most of the victims caught under a landslide.

Nov 29, 2017, 12:54 PM IST

10 injured as volcano erupts on Indonesia's main Java island

Some 142 people were reportedly asphyxiated in 1979 when the volcano spewed gases. 

 

Jul 02, 2017, 16:59 PM IST

Indonesia's police kill six suspected Islamic militants

Indonesia's police shot dead six suspected IS-linked militants in a gunfight on Java island over the weekend, a police spokesman said Sunday.

Apr 09, 2017, 10:11 AM IST

Landslide buries over two dozen people, hit 30 houses in central Indonesia

More than two dozen people have been reported missing after a rain-triggered landslide struck a village in Indonesia's main Java island.

Apr 01, 2017, 14:07 PM IST