The flash floods were triggered by heavy rains and cold lava from Mount Merapi. The country is prone to seismic upheaval because of its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
The death toll from the floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province has increased to 165 with 45 still missing, the National Disaster Management Agency said.
Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country's disaster relief agency said on Monday.
Floods inundated several areas in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday, forcing thousands to leave their homes following heavy rains in the capital city in the past few days.
Jakarta: Floods in Indonesia's Aceh and West Java areas since on Thursday have displaced 34,642 people, an official said Tuesday.In Tamiang district of Aceh in the northern tip of Sumatra island, about 2,370 houses were
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