Disaster-prone Indonesia, a vast archipelago of more than 17,000 islands that is home to 260 million people, lies along the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. Continue reading →

One person died of a heart attack amid the panic in the province of Banten on Java and at least four others were injured, Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said in a statement. Continue reading →

Indonesia’s volcanology agency said that the Anak Krakatau volcano’s alert status had been raised to the second highest level. Continue reading →

Officials said the death toll was 429, with more than 1,400 people injured and at least 128 missing. Continue reading →

Church leaders called on Christians across Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, to pray for victims of the tsunami. Continue reading →

Efforts to collect hundreds of bodies and save the injured were stepped up in Indonesia on Monday following the country’s latest tsunami, as scientists collected evidence on how a volcanic eruption triggered the weekend tragedy. Continue reading →

The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra after the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted rose to at least 280 on Monday, officials said Continue reading →

A tsunami killed at least 222 people and injured hundreds on the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia’s latest natural disaster. Continue reading →

The tsunami was caused by “an undersea landslide resulting from volcanic activity on Anak Krakatau” and was exacerbated by abnormally high tides because of the full moon, one official said. Continue reading →

The tsunami has killed over 200 people and injured over 800. Continue reading →