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Officials have confirmed that a Sumatran tiger was found killed by a snare in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province in late July, after farmers had reported encounters with the animal in human settlements ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra: Indonesia: Mount Marapi erupts as authorities issue alert and exclusion zone
Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted on Saturday, May 30, sending a 2,000-metre grey ash column drifting northeast, while authorities maintained a Level II Alert and a 3-kilometre exclusion zone ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra: West Sumatra mine landslide kills nine
A cliff near the mine collapsed on Thursday, burying a group of miners working only three meters away, said West Sumatra police spokeswoman Susmelawati Rosya.
News Indonesia » West Sumatra: Gold mine landslide in Indonesia's West Sumatra kills 9
JAKARTA: Searchers recovered nine bodies after a landslide hit near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia's Sumatra Island, police said Friday (May 15). A cliff near the mine collapsed on Thursday (May 14 ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra: Indonesia's Mount Marapi Erupts, Sends Ash 2 Kilometers High
Since the major eruption at the end of 2023, Mount Marapi continues to show fluctuating volcanic activities with periodic eruptions.
News Indonesia » West Sumatra: Fatal crocodile attacks in Indonesia put spotlight on habitat destruction
Logging and other deforestation activities have led to an increased likelihood of human-wildlife conflicts The recent deaths of two men from crocodile attacks in North Sumatra have put a spotlight on ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra: Death toll from floods in Indonesia's West Sumatra rises to 50
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 52 and more than 3,000 people were evacuated, authorities said on ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra: West Sumatra joins Indonesia’s REDD+ program
West Sumatra has officially joined Indonesia’s effort to cut forest loss as a pilot province under the country’s REDD+ program. The agreement, announced today, means that regencies, towns, and ...
News Indonesia » West Sumatra: Floods and cold lava kill 37 in Indonesia's West Sumatra
TANAH DATAR, Indonesia — Flash floods and mud slide s in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 43 people over the weekend while a search for 15 missing people continued, authorities said ...