Indonesia: recent disasters

Dec 26th, 2004 : Almost 132,000 Indonesians killed and over 37,000 listed as missing after a 9

Dec 26th, 2004: Almost 132,000 Indonesians killed and over 37,000 listed as missing after a 9.15 magnitude earthquake off Indonesia and a tsunami triggered by it in the Indian ocean region.

Feb 21st, 2005: At least 96 killed in landslide that sweeps through two West Java villages.

March 28th, 2005: Almost 1,000 believed killed after quake of magnitude 8.7 hits the coast of Sumatra.

May 28th, 2005: Explosion rocks a market in eastern Indonesian town of Tentena, on island of Sulawesi, killing 22.

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July 20th, 2005: Indonesia confirms first deaths from bird flu. To date there have been 35 Indonesian deaths, 24 of them this year.

Sept 1st, 2005: Landslide on Sumatra kills 14 and leaves more than a dozen missing.

Sept 5th, 2005: Domestic airliner crashes in residential area of Medan, killing 102 aboard and 47 local residents.

Oct 1st, 2005: Three bombs rip through popular tourist areas on Indonesian resort island of Bali, killing 23, including three suicide bombers, and wounding around 150.

Dec 31st, 2005: Bomb packed with nails explodes in crowded Christian market selling pork ahead of New Year celebrations in Palu, capital of volatile Central Sulawesi province, killing seven people and wounding 53.

May 15th, 2006: Mount Merapi volcano erupts with clouds of hot gas and rains ash on surrounding areas, sending some nearby villagers running for safety.

May 27th, 2006: Earthquake rocks area around ancient royal city of Yogyakarta killing at least 3,000.

- (Reuters)