Disaster Mitigation Agency
Thousands Stranded as Bali Volcano Alert Raised to Highest Level
Indonesia raised its warning for Bali's Mount Agung volcano to the top level four alert on Monday, closed the holiday island's airport and told residents around the mountain to immediately evacuate, warning of an "imminent" risk of a larger eruption, reported Reuters.
Hope fades for dozens missing after Indonesian ferry sinks
Hopes faded on Dec. 20 for 78 people missing from a ferry that sank off Indonesia's eastern island of Sulawesi, officials said, after 37 passengers were pulled alive from rough seas by rescuers in helicopters, fishing vessels and rubber dinghies.
Three people have been found dead in the Gulf of Bone off South Sulawesi since the vessel with 118 on board ran into trouble on Dec. 19.