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Irwan Firdaus

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Irwan Firdaus

Indonesian volcano builds up energy

Indonesia’s deadly Mount Kelud billowed thick smoke on Monday amid signs of a major eruption, while another volcano nearby sent clouds of ash raining down on towns and villages.…

Ferry survivors tell of battle to stay alive

Survivors from an Indonesian ferry that sank in stormy weather recalled desperate days adrift at sea during interviews on Friday as hopes faded of rescuing about 400 people still…

Teams spot survivors from Indonesian ferry disaster

Rescue ships collected scores of bloated corpses on Monday from seas close to where an Indonesian ferry sank in the Java Sea, but search teams also spotted survivors on life…

Hundreds dead as earthquake rocks Indonesia

A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Central Java province early on Saturday, flattening buildings and killing at least 309 people, hospitals and officials said. Scores of…

Rescuers search for landslide survivors in Indonesia

Soldiers and volunteers used their bare hands on Thursday to search for survivors buried beneath tonnes of mud and rock after landslides wiped out several Indonesian villages,…

Terror in paradise

Powerful bombs ripped through three crowded restaurants on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 100 — the second…