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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the Banda Sea near Indonesia’s Maluku Islands on May 14, 2026, sending seismic waves rippling through a region where roughly 2 million people live scattered across ...
News Indonesia » Maluku » People: How Indonesia’s Mount Dukono tragedy mobilised a village - and left it scarred
With deep knowledge of the active volcano, villagers living in the shadows of Dukono were instrumental in the search and recovery of three people killed on its slopes, say authorities.
News Indonesia » Maluku » People: Mount Dukono tragedy: Indonesia police name guide as suspect over purported negligence that led to 3 deaths
Two Singaporeans - Timothy Heng and Shahin Muhrez Abdul Hamid - as well as Indonesian Angel Krishela Pradita died in the May 8 incident.
News Indonesia » Maluku » People: Indonesia's Dukono volcano erupts, spewing ash 5,000m above the peak; govt advises people to wear mask after incident
Dukono volcano in Indonesia's North Maluku province erupted on Sunday, spewing gray ash up to 5,000 meters above its peak, the country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said.
News Indonesia » Maluku » People: Floods kill 13 in Indonesia's North Maluku, two injured
JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed and two injured in Indonesia's North Maluku province on Sunday after floods in the east of the sprawling archipelago, authorities said. The ...
News Indonesia » Maluku » People: Indonesia volcano eruption kills three as videos show huge smoke plumes
Mount Dukono erupted at 7.41 a.m. local time, sending a plume of ash around 10 kilometers into the sky.
News Indonesia » Maluku » People: Maluku farmers sweat El Niño drought as Indonesia rice prices surge
Rice prices surged across Indonesia during the second half of 2023 as the effects of El Niño led to widespread crop failures. In December, President Joko Widodo ordered military personnel to help ...
News Indonesia » Maluku » People: Major earthquake in Indonesia kills one, sparks panic
A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing one person, damaging buildings and sending people running into the streets in panic. A magnitude-9.1 quake ...
News Indonesia » Maluku » People: Maluku coconut growers cry crisis as Indonesia land-grabs feed energy transition
Numerous villages in Indonesia’s Halmahera Island face extensive compulsory purchase actions for farming land by mining companies with extraction permits issued by the government. One farmer said he ...
News Indonesia » Maluku » People: Mount Dukono erupts: Indonesia says 3 hikers killed, 3 others missing as volcano spews ash 10 km into sky — watch
Indonesian authorities on Friday evening halted the search operation for three missing hikers after the volcanic eruption continued on Mount Dukono. Officials have rescued at least 17 so far, and at ...