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boston.com > news > history > 08/22/2026 > wildfires-expose-and-detonate-buried-bombs-and-mines-from-wwi-and-wwii

Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (723+ words) By SAM McNEIL, Associated Press Some of the weapons have exploded in the intense heat. Blasts have been reported in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, where a bomb-disposal team was dispatched to check a forest threatened by flames near…...


torontosun.com > news > world > indonesia-family-finds-84-year-old-woman-alive-days-after-earthquake

Indonesia family finds 84-year-old woman alive days after earthquake

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (306+ words) Sikka, Indonesia, Aug 19, 2026 (AFP) — A paralyzed 84-year-old woman has been found alive three days after a strong earthquake flattened her home on an Indonesian island, an official said Wednesday, as the death toll rose to 73. More than 900 people were injured…...


washingtonpost.com > world > 08/17/2026 > indonesia-flores-earthquake-landslide > 4fda5344-99f2-11f1-9cc4-2dc9b46e2d5c_story.html

Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 54, overshadowing Independence Day

4+ week, 12+ hour ago   (32+ words) Thousands of people on Indonesia’s Flores Island are still waiting for aid after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed at least 54 people, injured 135 and damaged more than 1,300 homes...


washingtonpost.com > world > 08/15/2026 > indonesia-flores-earthquake-landslide > 3ae9d0e8-991d-11f1-9ef9-1be722184483_story.html

Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 47

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (78+ words) The Washington Post Rescue teams are searching through rubble and landslide debris, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Searchers dug through collapsed buildings and landslide debris Sunday in eastern Indonesia…...