Portugal extends restrictions on travel via land and sea to Spain; non-essential retail and transport services shut will also shut in Bangladesh Clea Skopeliti (now) and Alexandra Topping (earlier) ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia landslides, floods kill 55 people; dozens missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — 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 Monday. ( read original story ...)
Flash floods in eastern Indonesia leave dozens dead, missing
April 4 (UPI) --Flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed more than 40 people with dozens missing, officials said. Indonesia's National Disaster ... ( read original story ...)
Tropical cyclone kills at least 76 in Indonesia, East Timor
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia and East Timor have killed at least 76 people and displaced thousands, ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia leads the world on reducing deforestation: Jakarta Post columnist
The writer says efforts to promote sustainable agriculture and a green Covid-19 recovery will not only be good for Indonesia but for our planet.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
More than 75 dead in Indonesia, East Timor floods, dozens missing
More than 75 people have died and dozens are still missing after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and neighbouring East Timor, officials said Monday. Floods sparked by torrential rain have ... ( read original story ...)
More than 50 die in flash floods in Indonesia and Timor-Leste
Death toll expected to rise further after torrential rain swept the Indonesian archipelago and neighbouring Timor-Leste More than 50 people have died after flash floods and landslides swept through ... ( read original story ...)
With stories and puppets, environmentalist battles to save Indonesia’s mangroves
INDRAMAYU, Indonesia (Reuters) - Caked in mud up to their knees, a small group of Indonesian youngsters plant mangrove saplings along a stretch of exposed coastline next to the Java Sea under the ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 live updates: India announces 100,000 new cases a day, first country to do so since the United States
India on Sunday reported more than 100,000 new cases of the coronavirus, a grim measure only achieved by one other country in the world, the United States, and a sign that the infections in this ... ( read original story ...)
India reports national record 103,558 new Covid cases in 24 hours
India has the world’s third-highest number of cases after the US and Brazil Last modified on Mon 5 Apr 2021 00.32 EDT India recorded 103,558 new Covid cases on Monday, its biggest ever one-day figure, ... ( read original story ...)