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At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say

Search and rescue agency says 107 people brought to safety from vessel hit by bad weather in Java Sea

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13

130 missing after Indonesian passenger ship sinks in Java Sea; 107 rescued, 6 dead - video

Indonesian rescuers intensified a search in the Java Sea for 130 people reported missing after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 overturned and sank in bad weather.

The Times of India · Sep 13

Search underway for about 130 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns

Indonesian rescuers say about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea

The Independent UK · Sep 13

In 1894, a Dutch anatomist brushed sediment from a riverbank in Java; it uncovered Java Man and reshaped the search for human origins

In the 1890s, Eugène Dubois conducted pivotal excavations in Java that unearthed Java Man, a groundbreaking fossil that fundamentally altered human evolution research from speculative theories to concrete evidence. Initially dubbed Pithecanthropus erectus, it has since been reclassified as Homo erectus. This discovery demonstrated the expansive migration of early humans…

The Economic Times · Jun 19

How this Indonesian island was created by a volcano that destroyed itself

The year 1883 saw one of the deadliest eruptions in the history of volcanoes, erupting from the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa (or sometimes referred to as Krakatau). The location was the Sunda Strait that lies between the islands of Java and Sumatra. The power of the eruption was so devastating that…

The Times of India · May 19

Indonesia says its giant sea wall will stop flooding. Is this climate adaptation or a costly folly?

Indonesia plans to build a “giant sea wall”, more than 500 kilometres long, to defend Java’s north coast from rising sea levels.

The Conversation · May 17

At least 23 soldiers killed after landslide slams into training camp in Indonesia

Landslide buries a facility in West Java preparing troops for border patrol

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Indonesia landslide kills at least 17, more than 70 still missing

Rescue workers search for dozens still missing after a landslide in Indonesia's Java. The death toll from the landslide rose to 17 on Monday.

Euronews · Jan 26

A landslide on Indonesia's Java island kills at least 8 people and leaves more than 80 missing

A predawn landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island of Java has killed at least eight people and left more than 80 missing

The Independent UK · Jan 24

More bodies found after Indonesia landslides, raising toll to 23 with 28 missing

Officials say rescuers have recovered more bodies in the search for people buried under landslides in two areas of Indonesia’s main island of Java, raising the confirmed deaths to 23

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025