Sumatra
(2000 pop. 42.7 million). Sumatra, Indonesia's second-largest and westernmost island, is populated by a number of distinct peoples, including the Acehnese, Minangkabau, Batak, and Malay...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Aftershocks rattled the Indonesian island of
Sumatra Tuesday as rescue and relief workers struggled to reach a
remote area after an earthquake destroyed hund...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Rescue work is ongoing Wednesday to find victims
buried under rubble following an earthquake and aftershock that
jolted Indonesia's Sumatra Island, killing a...
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Jakarta (dpa) - A herd of wild elephants went on a rampage through
a residential area on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, trampling to
death a 40-year-old mother and her 3-...
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Jakarta (dpa) - An earthquake jolted Indonesia's Sumatra Island
Tuesday, causing damage there and prompting evacuations of swaying
Singapore high rises.
The q...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Severe flooding swept through three different
provinces on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, leaving at least 13
people dead, more than a dozen of other stil...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Shrinking habitats have led to rising conflicts
between humans and wild elephants on Indonesia's Sumatra island,
with up to 42 people and 100 pachyderms kil...
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Jakarta (dpa) - An earthquake and aftershock jolted Indonesia's
Sumatra Island Tuesday, killing at least 70 people, injuring hundreds
more and levelling buildings, officials...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Two residents were injured after they were
trampled by two wild elephants that went on a rampage in Indonesia's
eastern Sumatra province of Riau, a local med...
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Jakarta (dpa) - Indonesia plans to install a US-donated
tsunami-detection buoy off the coast of earthquake-prone Sumatra
Island after a powerful earthquake last week killed ...
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Jakarta (dpa) - A series of powerful aftershocks rattled
Indonesia's Sumatra Island Thursday, panicking thousands of residents
who stayed outdoors overnight after an initial...
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Sumatra
Aftershocks rattle Indonesia's Sumatra island
