Three days after the powerful eruption on Saturday, the Semeru volcano in Indonesia is still active. Hot ash continues to erupt from the crater, with the death toll rising to 22. More than 1000 people were evacuated from the danger zone. Tons of ash covered nearby villages. The military, police and ordinary citizens are digging […]
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Indonesia: sunken submarine discovered at a depth of 850 meters
Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed his condolences to the families of the sailors of the submarine that sank near the island of Bali. There is practically no hope of finding them alive, as oxygen supplies ran out on the night from Friday to Saturday. There were 53 people on board. The submarine went missing on […]
Indonesia: submarine disappeared from radar, 53 sailors are on board
Indonesian authorities have asked neighboring countries for help over the disappearance of the submarine, Reuters reported. The crew of the KRI Nanggala 402 submarine stopped communicating on Wednesday 21 April. Representatives of the Indonesian naval forces told Reuters that the submarine was conducting training torpedo tests in the area of Bali and did not get […]
Indonesia: terrorist attack near a church
As a result of the actions of a suicide bomber in the Indonesian city of Makassar, who blew himself up near a Catholic church, 14 people were injured. According to local police, the suicide bomber himself was the victim of the attack, Reuters reported. According to the initial information, there was only one perpetrator. However, […]