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Jokowi seeks local governments' continued vigil against forest fires

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reminded local governments to remain vigilant in facing the threat of forest ...

Jakarta floods claim five lives : disaster mitigation office

Floods triggered by incessant heavy rain in Jakarta on Saturday claimed five lives comprising one elderly man and four ...

Six districts in S Sumatra put under alert status for flood, landslide

The South Sumatra Provincial Natural Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) has declared alert status for floods and ...

Jakarta's several areas flooded following extreme rainfall: Governor

Extreme rainfall on early Saturday caused flooding in several parts of the capital, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan ...

Two earthquakes rattle Papua's Jayapura district

Two earthquakes rocked northwest of Jayapura District in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday but they did not ...

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As La Nina brings disaster, misery, demand for climate action grows

Hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, have been simultaneously witnessed in ...

5.5-magnitude quake shakes Pesisir Barat in Lampung

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Pesisir Barat district, Lampung province on Saturday, though no tsunami ...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hits southwest of Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwest of ...

Rainfall intensity rising every year: meteorology agency

The intensity of rainfall is rising year by year, while the La Nina and El Nino cycles are becoming shorter, according ...

Extreme weather forecast in Indonesian regions on Feb 10-16: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has urged the Indonesian public to be alert to possible ...

Indonesia hit by 372 disasters since early 2021: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that a total of 372 natural disasters had impacted Indonesia ...

Jakarta's river troops remove 436 cubic meters of garbage

The Jakarta Water Department's river troops on Monday removed 436 cubic meters of garbage from the Manggarai sluice ...

BMKG projects downpour in Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) cautioned residents in the provinces of Banten, ...

Banyuwangi Airport closed due to ash from Mt Raung eruption

The Banyuwangi Airport in East Java Province on Sunday was temporarily closed due to volcanic ash from the eruption of ...

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Indonesia enters 2021 with "abnormal" natural disasters

As a country located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as volcano eruption, ...