JAKARTA, Indonesia — Eleven students drowned and 10 others were rescued during a school outing for a river cleanup in Indonesia’s West Java Province, officials said Saturday. Local officials said 150 ...

New Delhi: The Citarum River Basin in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia covers an area of approximately 13,000 square kilometers, coming into contact with a population of 9 million people. It is so ...

A boat made of plastic bottles sails in the Banjir Kanal Timur river in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 27, 2024. Thirty-two boats made of waste plastics and in various shapes took part in a boat parade ...

The scabies on Indonesian rice farmer Yusuf Supriyadi's limbs are a daily reminder of the costs of living next to the "world's dirtiest river". Supriyadi depends on the Citarum's murky waters -- a ...

SHOCKING photos have emerged showing a river in Indonesia clogged with tonnes of plastic. Rivers and canals in the city of Bandung, West Java, can be seen filled with masses of rubbish, including ...

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MAJALAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's Citarum river burbles past terraced rice paddies and quiet farming villages in the highlands of West Java, as it begins to wind its way hundreds of ...

Jakarta: A footbridge across a river swollen by heavy rains collapsed on Indonesia's island of Sumatra, drowning at least nine people who were swept away by a strong current, with one person missing, ...

TANGERANG, Indonesia: For the residents along Indonesia's Cisadane River, the coronavirus has brought not just deadly disease, but also a deluge of medical waste: a constant stream of syringes, face ...

Jakarta has a seemingly impossible goal: make the Citarum's water drinkable by 2025 Majalaya, Indonesia: The scabies on Indonesian rice farmer Yusuf Supriyadi's limbs are a daily reminder of the costs ...

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