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Indonesia Starts Disaster Tourism
Indonesia appeals to visitors with tropical beaches, beautiful mountains, spectacular reefs and exotic cultures. But now the country, which
Merapi Artist Sells Ash as Souvenirs
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- An Indonesian artist is selling tourist souvenirs of ash from the country's most volatile volcano to
Indonesia Downgrades Merapi Alert
Indonesian scientists have downgraded the alert status of Mount Merapi from its highest level after it killed more than
Yogyakarta a State of Emergency
Yogyakarta. Mayor Herry Zudianto on Tuesday declared the city was under disaster emergency status after lahar, or cold volcanic
Merapi Homeless to move Islands
(Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Indonesians who fled their homes to escape an erupting volcano have been offered
Volcanic Mud Flow Hits Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta. Hundreds of people in Indonesia have fled their homes to escape fast-moving mudflows streaming down the slopes of
Farmers Get Cash for Snake Fruit
Jakarta. Following the launch of its “cash for cows” program to compensate farmers who lost their livestock in the
Mount Merapi Deaths Rise to 304
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) - The number of deaths caused by recent eruptions at Indonesia's most volatile volcano has
Flights Resumed as Volcano Slows
Indonesia's Yogyakarta airport, which had been closed for about two weeks by the eruption of the Mount Merapi volcano,
Ash Wrecks Indonesian Farmland
Rivers of mud and rocks, and clouds of hot ash, have devastated farmland in Central Java, Indonesia. The region is