An analyst of the Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said on Sunday that in the last two weeks there had been 12 tectonic earthquakes.
On March 19, 2012 at 2.23 am local time a quake struck with a magnitude of 4.2 on (...)
Hundreds of homes in Bangkinang Barat subdistrict, Kampar regency, Riau, had been inundated after the floodgate of the hydro-power plant PLTA Koto Panjang was opened, ANTARA reported.
"The flood is caused by the overflowing Kampar river as the (...)
The second unit of the Dumai oil refinery on Jalan Putri Tujuh, Dumai, Riau province, caught fire on Wednesday, ANTARA reported.
The fire began at 11.45 a.m. local time. It was successfully put out at 12.30 a.m. after four units of fire trucks were (...)
The death toll in the recent Afghan immigrant boat mishap in Halang Island waters, Kubu sub district, Rokan Hilir (Rohil) district, Riau Province, has risen to 19, ANTARA reported.
The boat carrying 36 illegal immigrants from Afghanistan capsized (...)
Some 33 hot spots of forest fires have been detected by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite in Riau Province, Sumatra, ANTARA reported.
The hot spots were producing haze which had affected visibility in (...)
