Tag: 13 killed in Indonesia flashfloods

Harvey storm death toll reaches 33

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Authorities said Wednesday that 33 people are believed to have died directly or indirectly as a result of the punishing winds and heavy rain unleashed by Harvey on the Texas coast. Ten people have been confirmed dead in several counties in Southeast Texas, with “23 additional deaths potentially Harvey-related,” according to Tricia Bentley of the Harris County Medical Examiner’s office. Officials fear the death toll could rise further as floodwaters […]

Rescuers continue to pull out victims from Indonesia plane crash site

(Reuters) — More than 140 people were feared dead on Wednesday (July 1) after a military transport plane ploughed into a residential area shortly after take-off in northern Indonesia on the previous, in what may be the deadliest accident yet for an air force with a long history of crashes. Hundreds of rescuers from the military, police and national search and rescue team continued to search for victims at the crash site in the Sumatra […]

Australian drug smuggler art unveiled as execution looms

ONE of several convicted drug smugglers on death row in Indonesia has painted three self-portraits which his lawyer presented to the media on Saturday (April 25). Two Australian drug convicts were notified on Saturday (April 25), that they will be executed by firing squad in 72 hours at the Indonesian prison island of Nusakambangan. The Attorney General’s office said notices were delivered that Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, along with one Nigerian and four other […]