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Indonesia evacuates villagers as volcano erupts on Java island

A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their highest warning for the area in the east of Java island.

Reuters

Strong quake shakes main Indonesia island, no major damage

A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing panic but only minor damage just two weeks after an equally powerful quake killed hundreds

The Independent UK

5.7-magnitude quake hits Java

A strong earthquake hit Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, injuring at least one person and shaking the same town devastated by a tremor last month that left more than 330 people dead.

Bangkok Post

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Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 as more bodies found

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Java island early this week has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides

The Independent UK

Five-year-old boy rescued from rubble of landslide triggered by Indonesia's earthquake

Amid scenes of devastation across the Cianjur region of Indonesia after Monday's earthquake, a five-year-old boy is rescued following days being trapped under the rubble of his flattened home.

ABC News

Indonesia earthquake: many of those killed were schoolchildren, says official

Death toll of Java quake rises to 268, with dozens of schools affected, as rescuers race against time to find survivors

The Guardian - UK

Hunt for Buried Survivors after Indonesia Quake Kills 162

Rescuers on Tuesday searched for survivors buried under rubble after an earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed buildings. The epicenter of the shallow 5.6-magnitude quake on Monday was near the town of Cianjur in Indonesia's most-populous province…

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EXPLAINER: Why was Indonesia's shallow quake so deadly?

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 160 dead and hundreds injured as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives on Indonesia’s main island of Java

The Independent UK

Indonesia quake kills 162, injures hundreds

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 162 people, with hundreds injured and others missing, on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday.

Bangkok Post

162 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings, roads

Rescuers are struggling to find more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by an earthquake that killed at least 162 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia’s main island of Java

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: Java quake kills at least 162, Climate 200 looks at NSW teals, Iran footballers silent protest

In today’s newsletter: Indonesia is counting the cost of a magnitude-5.6 earthquake, Simon Holmes à Court signals support for independents in New South Wales election

The Guardian - AU

At least 56 dead and hundreds injured after Indonesia earthquake

A STRONG, shallow earthquake has toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java, killing at least 56…

The National (Scotland)

Death toll at 56 after quake shakes Indonesia's Java island

A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 56 people and injured hundreds when it damaged buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said.

Bangkok Post

An Indonesian quake kills more than 160 people and injures hundreds

Many dead were public-school students who finished classes for the day and were taking lessons at Islamic schools when they collapsed. Hospitals were overwhelmed, and the toll was expected to rise.

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Evening Standard

Indonesia earthquake: Desperate search for survivors after quake hits Java killing at least 268 people

In addition to those killed, authorities reported more than 1,000 people injured and at least 151 still missing

The Independent UK

Earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Java island; at least 14 dead

An earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 14 people, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capital’s streets for safety

Al Jazeera

Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 162, hundreds injured

Thousands displaced after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Cianjur region in West Java province.

360info

Indonesia at risk of missing golden economic opportunity

A difficult road lies ahead for Indonesia. Faced with a rare opportunity to turbo-charge economic growth, it has major problems yet to solve.

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Al Jazeera

Indonesia seeks return of ‘looted’ artefacts from Netherlands

Items include the bones of ‘Java Man’, the first known fossils of the Homo erectus species, excavated by Eugène Dubois.

The Guardian - UK

Ancient Soul review – Javanese mining film is beguiling and beautiful study

A mix of fiction and ethno-doc, this portrait of life on Indonesia doesn’t quite reach the soulfulness of its models Apichatpong Weerasethakul or Lav Diaz

The Independent UK

Climate Migration: Floods displace villagers in Indonesia

For years, the tide would flood Asiyah's home along the northern coast of Java, Indonesia

Reuters

Tear gas, locked gates led to Indonesian soccer stampede, spectators say

It was the closing stages of the match, a soccer derby in Indonesia's East Java province, and 29-year-old spectator Ahmad Nizar Habibi said he had a gut feeling things were about to turn ugly.

Daily Mirror

'Child of Krakatoa' volcano triggers tsunami alert after continuous eruptions for weeks

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a warning over seismic activity by Anak Krakatoa, between the islands of Java and Sumatra

The Times of India

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupts, causing disruption to tourism

Indonesia is currently dealing with a volcanic eruption, and authorities have halted tourism and mining on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi. The volcano is located on the island of Java, which happens to be one of the most important places of tourism.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lava Flows as Indonesia’s Mount Merapi Continues to Erupt

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi continued to erupt Friday, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano. The volcano on the densely populated island of Java unleashed clouds of hot ash shortly before midnight Wednesday into early morning Thursday and fast-moving pyroclastic flows…

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