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SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia — Rescuers recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, bringing the death toll to nine, officials ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Life: Hot mudflow erupts in North Sumatra village, reviving fears of another Lapindo disaster
JAKARTA: A hot mudflow has begun in multiple locations in Roburan Dolok Village, Mandailing Natal Regency, North Sumatra, triggering panic among residents, who fear a repeat of the devastating Lapindo ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Life: Anger mounts, more than 190 missing after Indonesia ferry sinks
TIGARAS, Indonesia-- Distraught relatives slammed Indonesia's government for not enforcing basic safety measures on passenger boats and pleaded Wednesday for a bigger search effort for more than 190 ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Life: Unrest and arrests in Sumatra as community fights to protect mangroves
Police in Indonesia’s Langkat district, North Sumatra province, arrested three people in April and May over alleged criminal damage linked to a conflict over a local mangrove forest. Civil society ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Life: Landslides and flash floods on Indonesia's Sumatra island leave at least 23 dead and dozens missing
MEDAN, Indonesia — Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Life: Indonesia Promises Action on Deforestation as Sumatra Flooding Toll Rises
Environmentalists say that the flash floods and landslides in Sumatra have been worsened by years of logging linked to mining operations. In this photo released by Indonesia’s disaster management ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Life: Floods and landslides in Indonesia kill at least 20 people, with fear more victims will be discovered in debris
Jakarta — Rescue workers in western Indonesia used heavy equipment on Tuesday to dig out from weekend flooding and landslides that have killed at least 20 people, the national disaster agency said. In ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Life: North Sumatra News
Indonesia is looking to offer more oil and gas blocks in North Sumatra basin this year following a major discovery by Mubadala Energy in a bid to accelerate gas production, a senior energy ministry ...
News Indonesia » North Sumatra » Life: Indonesia's Pertamina unit scores 'big fish' discovery at North Sumatra block
JAKARTA, May 17 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE), the upstream unit of state oil and gas company Pertamina, said it found a sizable discovery at its North Sumatra offshore block, ...