By KASPARMAN PILIANG Associated Press PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies Monday after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud, leaving 41 people dead and another 17 missing. The heavy rains, along with a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi,
Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud
Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies Monday after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia's Sumatra Island, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud
Monsoon rain that triggered flash floods and torrents of cold lava have killed at least 28 people in Indonesia's West Sumatra province, with several others missing. Torrential rain pounded parts of the province over the weekend, inundating houses and paddy fields, a spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said. Local officials have advised residents living along river banks to be on guard for further cold lava mudflows originating from the active volcano Mount Marapi. In...
Indonesia will extend copper concentrate export permits for Freeport Indonesia and Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, President Joko Widodo told reporters on Wednesday, adding that details of the extensions were still being worked out. Both Freeport Indonesia and Amman are building copper smelters expected to start operation in June. But the companies have said the new smelters would need months to ramp up capacity to absorb their copper concentrate output.
The volcano on the remote island of Halmahera spewed grey ash clouds into the sky as streaks of purple lightning flashed around its craterA volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky and forcing people from seven nearby villages to evacuate, authorities have said.Mount Ibu erupted on Saturday evening, sending ash 4km into the sky, as streaks of purple lightning flashed around its crater, according to information and...
Elon Musk has arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Elon Musk has arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social platform X arrived Sunday by private jet on the idyllic
Elon Musk arrives in Indonesia's Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Elon Musk has arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social platform X arrived Sunday by private jet on the idyllic
A week after a Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded and burst into flames on a Senegal runway, sending at least 10 people to the hospital, another Boeing plane caught fire on Wednesday. This week's Boeing mishap occurred on a Garuda Indonesia flight heading to Saudi Arabia from Indonesia with 468 people on board, when the plane caught fire soon after takeoff (see video below). — Read the rest