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The eruption was 10,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb
The volcano on the island of Krakatoa, located between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia, produced a loud sound during a record eruption on August 27, 1883, according to Scien…
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Earthquake 6.5 Richter in Indonesia, affecting Singapore
A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in Indonesia on June 2, tremors spread to Singapore.
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Indonesia: A series of aftershocks after an earthquake of 7.8 Richter scale
Indonesia and Australia issued a tsunami warning but withdrew after two hours. Predicting casualties, the damage is not great because the location of the earthquake occu…
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Volcanic eruption in Indonesia, 6,000 people evacuated
Nearly 6,000 people had to leave their homes on Indonesia's Sumatra island, after a volcanic eruption erupted over the weekend, and put up a huge column of smoke on Sept…
Environment
The smoke from burning forests in Sumatra threatens Malaysia
The news network Silobreaker said haze from the clearance of land clearance in Riau province of Sumatra island of Indonesia could affect Malaysia, due to the direction o…
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Singapore is concerned about forest fires in Indonesia
The National Environment Agency of Singapore (NEA) leads satellite data to show that there has been a significant increase in forest fire hotspots over the past two days…
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Indonesia bombarded the forest with water bombs
Air quality in Singapore increased markedly after Indonesian officials mobilized aircraft to flush water on forest fires on Sumatra island.
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The first victim died of dust and smoke in Malaysia
Both Singapore and Malaysia are facing the worst dust crisis in years. The dust still continues to spread to some areas of Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur on June 26.
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Smoke from Indonesia covered the city of Malaysia
On June 16, some Malaysian cities were covered with haze from Indonesian forest fires on Sumatra island, causing levels of health pollution.
Environment
Malaysia declared a state of emergency due to haze
The Malaysian government on June 23 announced a state of emergency in the southern Muar and Ledang areas of the country, due to haze from Indonesian forest fires causing…
Environment
11 people died from landslides in Indonesia
Officials say at least 11 people were killed by two landslides on Sumatra island in western Indonesia today.
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The earthquake in Sumatra island signaled the Indian Ocean's bottom fault
According to scientists, strong earthquakes that occurred off the Indonesian island of Sumatra last April could be a sign of the creation of a new stratigraphic belt at…
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Earthquake shook Indonesia
A strong earthquake just rocked off Indonesia, causing panic-stricken residents to flee the house. AFP reports from the US Geological Survey that the magnitude 6.6 earth…
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Indonesians panicked after the earthquake
The intense seismic movement shook Sumatra island at 14:38 local time yesterday. The epicenter is located at a depth of 33km, about 431km from Banda Aceh city in norther…
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The earthquake in Indonesia is '2000 years with one'
The earthquake of magnitude 8.7 on April 11 off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia is a once-in-a-thousand-year event, even though it caused little human damage, according…