Death toll from Indonesian floods, landslides rises to 26

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 06:36:27 +0000

A woman sits on a rubber boat as she is evacuated from a flooded neighborhood in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. Torrential rains that overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides killed at least six people and displaced more than 2,000 in central Indonesia, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil)

The death toll from flooding and landslides in central Indonesia has risen to 26, the governor of a province that has been inundated by torrential rains said.

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Australia urges Indonesia to respect Bali bombing victims

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 05:25:37 +0000

Australia urges Indonesia to respect Bali bombing victims

Australia’s prime minister said Tuesday he would be disappointed if radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir were released from prison early.

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French drugs suspect escapes Indonesian jail using saws and sarongs

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 12:14:29 +0000

French drugs suspect escapes Indonesian jail using saws and sarongs

An accused French drug trafficker has escaped from an Indonesian jail by sawing through window bars and rappelling to freedom with a sarong.

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Indonesia prepares for worst as Mt. Merapi eruptions increase

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 06:50:49 +0000

Indonesia prepares for worst as Mt. Merapi eruptions increase

Mount Merapi has shown heightened volcanic activity over the past few days, spewing incandescent lava from its crater.

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Jakarta dumpsite turned into butterfly garden

Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:37:31 +0000

A butterfly perches on a flower stem at the Butterfly Garden in Cipinang Melayu, Makassar subdistrict, East Jakarta, on Monday. The 120-square-meter enclosure is a part of the Cipinang Melayu green open space. (JP/Sausan Atika)

JAKARTA — Under the scorching sun, a man in an orange uniform and armed with a butterfly net and a white plastic sack hunted butterflies flying around a grass field in East Jakarta on Monday.

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