Rescuers find female survivor at sea, 25 hours after Indonesian ferry sank; 29 dead

Woman found 25 hours after Indonesia ferry sank

Home of US teachers hit by gunshots in Indonesia’s Aceh province, motive remains unclear

Gunfire at home of US teachers in Indonesia’s Aceh

Rescuers search stormy waters for survivors of Indonesian ferry sinking; 29 dead

Search on for Indonesian ferry accident survivors

Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 29 dead, more than 240 rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, some 240 rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 25 dead, more than 240 passengers aboard rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks; 25 dead, some 240 rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 15 dead, more than 230 passengers aboard rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks; 15 dead, some 230 rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks in heavy storm; 9 dead, some 230 passengers aboard rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks; 9 dead, some 230 rescued

Indonesian ferry sinks with 242 passengers aboard; at least 1 dead but dozens rescued

Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard

Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with hundreds of people onboard, dozens rescued

Report: Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 228

Gunmen shoot German Red Cross worker in Indonesia’s Aceh province

German Red Cross worker shot in Indonesia’s Aceh

Tight pants banned for women in Indonesia’s Aceh, shorts forbidden for men

Tight pants a no-no for women in Indonesia’s Aceh

New, powerful earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 7.0 hits Indonesia, causing panic

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes, officials and witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

UAE charity helps Sumatra quake victims

SUMATRA - A charity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started distribution of emergency relief supplies among the quake victims in the Sumatra island of Indonesia, WAM news agency reported Friday.

Strong earthquake causes panic among residents in Indonesia’s Papua province

\JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong earthquake shook eastern Indonesia’s remote Papua province Friday, sending panicked resident fleeing outdoors and reportedly toppling a building.

Indian Ocean nations testing warning system put in place after 2004 tsunami

BANGKOK — Sirens blared, parents grabbed their children and hundreds ran to emergency shelters in Indonesia as countries bordering the Indian Ocean conducted a test Wednesday of a warning system set up after the devastating 2004 tsunami.

US Navy ships and helicopters arrive in Indonesia’s disaster zone to deliver quake aid

PADANG, Indonesia — The massive relief effort following Indonesia’s deadly earthquake received a boost Friday when U.S. Navy ships and helicopters arrived to distribute aid and help thousands of struggling survivors.

Indonesians in mountain villages destroyed by earthquake get aid for first time

KAMPUNG LAWEH, Indonesia — Children swarmed into the streets clutching begging boxes and yelling “please help me” Wednesday as an aid convoy reached villages deep in Indonesia’s quake zone.

Quake relief also brings help to non-victims in poverty-hit Indonesia

PADANG PARIAMAN, Indonesia — Aid workers reached farther into Indonesia’s disaster zone Wednesday, delivering food and water for the first time to villages cut off for a week by earthquake-triggered landslides.

US troops set up field hospital, ramp up Indonesia quake relief

PADANG, Indonesia — The U.S. military is ramping up aid to victims of a deadly earthquake that made hundreds of thousands homeless on Sumatra island — its largest relief operation in Muslim-majority Indonesia since the 2004 tsunami.

Indonesian Quake Official Death Toll Rises to 704, many people still missing

indonesia-quakePADANG, Indonesia — Rescuers rushed back into the rubble Tuesday after a woman’s cries for help were reported coming from a collapsed hotel six days after Indonesia’s devastating earthquake — but the search was in vain.

Demolition of quake-hit building in Indonesia halted after women’s voice heard

PADANG, Indonesia — Workers stopped demolishing a hotel damaged by a powerful earthquake in Indonesia six days ago as an Australian search-and-rescue team looked for a woman who was reportedly heard crying out beneath the rubble.

Demolition crews tear down damaged buildings in Indonesia, burying the dead

PADANG, Indonesia — Workers used backhoes Tuesday to demolish buildings damaged in Indonesian’s giant earthquake that left hundreds if not thousands dead, while food and emergency supplies were air-lifted to remote areas cut off by landslides.

Indonesia calls off search for survivors under rubble, focuses on rebuilding after quake

PADANG, Indonesia — Helicopters dropped instant noodles and other aid to cutoff hillside communities that were without food for five days, as rescue workers gave up their search Monday for survivors from last week’s massive Indonesian earthquake.

Victims of Indonesian quake threatened by storms, possible landslides

PADANG, Indonesia — Heavy rain threatened to trigger more landslides and hamper delivery of desperately needed aid Monday on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, where thousands of people were buried by last week’s powerful earthquake.

Heavy rains hamper search for bodies in Indonesia’s quake-destroyed hamlets

indonesia-quakeHeavy rains hold up search for bodies in Indonesia

Indonesian villagers use bare hands to dig out corpses in four quake-destroyed hamlets

JUMANAK, Indonesia — With no outside help in sight, villagers used their bare hands Sunday to dig out rotting corpses, four days after landslides triggered by a huge earthquake obliterated four hamlets in western Indonesia.

Landslides after quake wipe out at least 3 villages in Indonesia, burying nearly 650

PADANG, Indonesia — At least three Indonesian villages were obliterated by earthquake-triggered landslides that buried as many as 644 people including a wedding party under mountains of mud and debris, officials said Saturday.

Indonesia quake survivor sends text message from hotel rubble, sending rescuers scrambling

PADANG, Indonesia — An earthquake survivor trapped in a collapsed hotel in western Indonesia sent a text message saying he and some others were alive, triggering a frantic rescue operation, but hopes faded Saturday as sniffer dogs failed to detect life.

List of countries that have sent aid to help Indonesia cope with Sumatra earthquake

List of donors and the aid material they have sent or pledged to Indonesia to help it cope with Wednesday’s 7.6-magnitude earthquake on Sumatra island.

Teenager, teacher pulled alive from rubble 2 days after Indonesia quake killed at least 715

2 rescued days after Indonesia quake kills 715

PADANG, Indonesia — Rescuers pulled two women alive from their collapsed college, nearly two days after a powerful earthquake devastated western Indonesia, as cries for help from a flattened hotel spurred the frantic search for more survivors Friday.

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