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In the days since cyclone-induced floods and landslides battered Indonesia’s Sumatra island, Abdul Ghani has been carrying around a picture of his missing wife, showing it to everyone he meets. CBC | World News
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Indonesian residents hunt for food and water after deadly floods; 193 dead in Sri Lanka
Some residents of the flood-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday, while Sri Lankan officials said deaths from floods and mudslides in that island nation have risen to 193. CBC | World News
Read More »5 survivors pulled from rubble of collapsed Indonesian school, but dozens remain trapped
Rescue workers on Wednesday continued to search for dozens of missing students suspected of still being buried under the rubble of a collapsed school in the province of East Java, as the confirmed death toll rose to six. CBC | World News
Read More »Nearly 100 children hurt, several feared dead and dozens trapped after Indonesian school collapses
As many as 65 students were trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia early Tuesday, as rescuers raced to free them. At least one student was killed. CBC | World News
Read More »Men publicly caned by Indonesian Islamic court for hugging and kissing
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were among a group of people publicly caned on Tuesday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by hugging and kissing, which the court ruled can lead to banned sexual relations. CBC | World News
Read More »Leylah Fernandez, Indonesian partner Aldila Sutjiadi fall in women’s doubles semifinals at Wuhan Open
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi will not be moving on to the Wuhan Open final. The pairing lost 7-5, 6-2 to Americans Jessica Pegula and Asia Muhammad in the women’s doubles semifinals at the tennis tournament on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general with alleged dark past, on track to win Indonesian election
Dismissed from the military amid speculation of rights abuses, exiled in Jordan and once banned from the U.S. over his alleged dark past, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto is now likely to be Indonesia’s next ruler. CBC | World News
Read More »How an Indonesian volcanic eruption surprised dozens, killed 23 | About That
Officials say 75 people were caught underneath a column of burning ash when Mount Marapi erupted on Sunday. Andrew Chang breaks down why this eruption came as a surprise — and what made the search for survivors so dangerous. CBC | World News
Read More »Indonesian volcano eruption leaves 11 confirmed dead, several suffering burns
The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday in Indonesia, a day after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano, but search efforts for 12 others were eventually called off due to a fresh eruption of hot ash. CBC | World News
Read More »Indonesian volcano eruption leaves 11 confirmed dead, several suffering burns
The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday in Indonesia, a day after a furious eruption of the Mount Marapi volcano, but search efforts for 12 others were eventually called off due to a fresh eruption of hot ash. CBC | World News
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