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Batam metropolitan area or officially Batam Raya is a metropolitan area located in Indonesia. This area includes Batam city and its surrounding areas such as Tanjung Pinang city, Bintan Regency, and Karimun Regency. This region of the Riau Islands Province near the Strait of Malacca includes one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. It ...
BP Batam, the airport operator, plans to expand and improve infrastructure with a massive project costing US$448 million. [18] The new terminal will be the second terminal of the airport. The existing terminal will be expanded from a capacity of 4 million passengers per year to 8 million passengers per year, with 6 jetbridges.
On 20 October 2024, severe flooding in Licata due to the overflowing of the Salso river, people saved themselves by climbing onto the roofs. [84] On 22 October 2024, heavy rains and floods between Giarre and Mascali, in Sicily. [85] On 26 October 2024, in Liguria, the Bormida in Carcare and the Quiliano flooded.