earthquakes
Indonesia’s search for quake-tsunami victims nears end
Indonesia’s search for victims buried in neighborhoods annihilated by an earthquake and tsunami is nearing its end almost two weeks after the double disasters hit the remote city…
Access Asia
Indonesia tsunami: Survivors describe ordeal
On September 28, the Indonesian island of Sulawesi was rocked by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that triggered a tsunami. Hundreds of people lost their lives in the twin disasters,…
Several killed in Haiti earthquake
An earthquake that struck off the northern coast of Haiti late on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured more than a hundred when several buildings collapsed in the…
Indonesia: Rescuers say no signs of life in hotel rubble week after quake
French rescuers on Friday were unable to find possible signs of life under Palu hotel rubble a week after a deadly earthquake struck Indonesia's Sulawesi island, said Avantika…
Indonesia natural disaster: Why did warning systems fail?
The failure of early-warning detection systems to function adequately, coupled with a lack of public education about disaster response, likely compounded the magnitude of deaths…
Special Report: Indonesia quake and tsunami survivors plead for help
Watch FRANCE 24's special coverage of the international efforts to help survivors of Indonesia's devastating earthquake and tsunami. Days after disaster struck, concern is…
Indonesian authorities race to find survivors as death tolls tops 1,200
Indonesian authorities race to find survivors as death tolls tops 1,200
Death toll from Indonesia's quake and tsunami tops 1,200
The bodies of dozens of students have been pulled from their landslide-swamped church on the island of Sulawesi, officials said Tuesday, as the death toll from last week's…
Disaster prevention expert: Damage from Indonesia tsunami 'was certainly underestimated'
Badaoui Rouhban, former firector of UNESCO's catastrophe prevention unit, discusses the lessons to be learnt from the devastating quake and tsunami that killed at least 1,230…
The Debate
Indonesia earthquake: How to prepare for tsunamis & the race to reach survivors
In Indonesia, the harrowing race to reach survivors is on. 72 hours after the earthquakes and tsunami struck Central Sulawesi, the death toll has reached 844 and is sure to rise…
Indonesia appeals for help amid race to reach quake survivors
Volunteers dug mass graves for more than 1,000 bodies on Monday after a quake and tsunami devastated swathes of Sulawesi as Indonesian authorities struggling to deal with the…
Death toll in Indonesia tsunami could reach 'thousands' says VP
The death toll from a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia rose to 832 Sunday, as stunned people on the stricken island of Sulawesi struggled to find food and water, and…