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Mount Sinabung in the North Sumatra region of Indonesia begins billowing ash up to 4,500 m into the air. Though not yet erupting, authorities warn of lava flows and an evacuation order is put in place for those living within 5 km of the volcano.
2021-07-28

Mount Merapi on Java, Indonesia, erupts. No casualties have been reported.
2021-01-27

Indonesia reports a record 5,444 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 457,735 cases. Central Java reports the highest number of new cases, with 1,362 new cases.
2020-11-13

Mount Merapi in Java, Indonesia erupts, forcing the airport in Surakarta to close.
2020-03-4

Heavy rain in Central Java has caused landslides and flooding with 24 people dead and at least 26 missing in the Indonesian province.
2016-06-19

Indonesia jails 14 Rohingya asylum seekers for their role in a deadly brawl in a North Sumatra detention centre that claimed 8 lives.
2013-12-5

Nearly 6,000 people flee after Mount Sinabung explodes in Indonesia's North Sumatra province.
2013-09-15

Authorities in Indonesia search for 70 prison inmates who escaped from the Tanjung Gusta prison in North Sumatra province after a prison riot last night. Twelve of the escapees were convicted of terrorism related offences.
2013-07-12

Eighteen people are feared dead after a small plane crashes in the Bohorok region of Indonesia's North Sumatra province. [http:--www.mercurynews.com-breaking-news-ci_19000576?nclick_check=1 (AP via "San Jose Mercury News")]date=August 2019
2011-09-29