Category: Indonesia

A Hibiscus flower on an ash-covered plant which bloomed a day after a big volcanic eruption in Indonesia.

Residents in Surabaya, Indonesia can pay for the bus with plastic waste instead of money. Paying with plastic will grant you with 2 hours of travel. The aim is to reduce plastic waste whilst getting more people to use public transport, thus lowering the number of cars on the road.

Photo :  Gunawan Kartapranata / wikimedia

In 1982 a British Airways 747 had all 4 of its engines flame out after flying through a cloud of volcanic ash over Indonesia. The crew managed to maneuver the powerless plane through the cloud, restart all 4 engines in mid-air, and then safely make an emergency landing in Jakarta. source source1

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A man from Indonesia left his 9 Dogs unfed for 2 weeks during a vacation. And when he returned home his starving dogs attacked and ate him. –Source