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  Indonesia: Flash floods in Sumatra kills 37 people, over dozen missing

  World | May 12, 2024 20:57 IST

  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.

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  Indonesia: 11 hikers found dead, several missing in wake of volcanic eruption

  World | December 04, 2023 10:02 IST

  The hikers were part of a group of 75 individuals who embarked on the mountain expedition starting Saturday. As rescue efforts intensify, 12 hikers remain unaccounted for, while 49 have safely descended, some of whom required hospitalisation.

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  4 Sumatran tiger foetuses found in jar in Indonesia (Lead)

  World | December 09, 2019 14:25 IST

  The foetuses, which were kept in plastic jars, and the hide were found on Saturday in two separate places in Riau province after the police received a tip-off about the suspected poachers.

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  Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies

  World | November 24, 2019 18:59 IST

  The Wildlife Department in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island said the rhino, named Iman, died of natural causes Saturday due to shock in her system. She had uterine tumors since her capture in March 2014.

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  Tigers keep five men on tree for three days in Indonesia

  World | July 08, 2013 12:43 IST

  Jakarta, July 8: Five men spent three days on a tree in Indonesia to escape from a group of tigers that had killed and eaten a sixth member of the group, media reports said Sunday.The

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  Magnitude 6.4 Quake Off Indonesia's Sumatra

  World | April 18, 2012 10:05 IST

  Jakarta, Apr 15: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island today but there were no reports of damage, the geophysics agency said.“The epicentre is in the sea and there is no

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  New Zealand, Sumatra Rattled By Quake

  World | January 02, 2012 8:07 IST

  Wellington, Jan 2: The earthquake-devastated New Zealand city of Christchurch was rattled on Sunday by a 5.0-magnitude tremor, geologists said, although there were no immediate reports of damage.The quake, which struck at a relatively shallow