सोमवार (27 अप्रैल) को हुई ट्रेन टक्कर, जिसमें 15 लोगों की मौत हो गई और दर्जनों घायल हो गए, के मद्देनजर विशेषज्ञों ने लंबी दूरी की और कम्यूटर ट्रेनों के लिए अलग-अलग ट्रैक समेत अन्य उपायों की सिफारिश की है।
सोशल मीडिया पर प्रसारित सीसीटीवी फुटेज में योग्याकार्ता के Little Aresha डेकेयर सेंटर में बच्चों को, जिनमें से अधिकांश दो साल से कम उम्र के थे, केवल डायपर पहने फर्श पर लेटे हुए दिखाया गया है, जिनके हाथ-पैर चिथड़ों से बंधे हुए थे।
बचाव दल ने मंगलवार को क्षतिग्रस्त कम्यूटर ट्रेन कार से पीड़ितों को निकालने का काम पूरा किया, और पुष्टि की कि इंडोनेशिया की राजधानी के बाहर हुई इस दुर्घटना में 15 लोगों की मौत हो गई, और ये सभी महिलाएं थीं।
Efforts continue to free two trapped passengers in wreckage after long-distance train collides with commuter train outside Jakarta, injuring 81Rescuers were racing to reach survivors on Tuesday morning outside the Indonesian capital of Jakarta after two trains collided overnight, killing at least seven people and injuring scores.Rescuers were working to get to two people still trapped alive in the wreckage, a spokesperson for the state-owned KAI rail company told local television in the early hours. Continue reading...
• Tensions between Indonesia and the Philippines intensified on April 12 after Chinese vessels were detected near disputed maritime zones, prompting both Southeast Asian nations to deploy coast guard vessels to assert territorial claims.
• The Philippines' coast guard reported being rammed by a Chinese maritime militia vessel, resulting in minor damage but heightening concerns over freedom of navigation in the strategically vital waterway.
• US Indo-Pacific Command warned that escalating incidents risk regional conflict and called for adherence to international maritime law, with Secretary of State advocating for strengthened ASEAN unity in responding to Chinese expansion.
• Indonesian authorities evacuated approximately 200,000 residents from coastal regions across Sumatra and Java on April 10 following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean, triggering tsunami warnings across the region.
• The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued alerts for 17 countries across Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean basin, with initial sea level measurements showing wave surges of 1.2 to 2.1 meters in Banda Aceh and other coastal communities.
• Authorities reported no confirmed fatalities as of press time, with emergency shelters activated and communications being restored in affected areas; officials warned residents not to return to coastal zones until all-clear notices are issued.
The quake was at a shallow depth of 10km in the Northern Molucca Sea region, the USGS saidA magnitude 7.8 earthquake has struck the Northern Molucca Sea region in Indonesia, the United States Geological Survey said.The quake on Thursday was at a shallow depth of 10km (6.21 miles), it said. Continue reading...