#disaster emergency

Collection of disaster emergency news, found 132 news.

PON Papua

BNPB lauds 445 XX Papua PON health protocol volunteers

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) rewarded 445 volunteers through the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) ...

BNPB gives due weightage to disaster management in response mechanism

Director of Disaster Management Strategy Development of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Agus Wibowo ...

No rice imports if stocks suffice: KSP

The government will not import rice if the supply is sufficient, and the farmers have entered the rice harvest season, ...

Bulog to prioritize absorbing domestically produced rice over imports

National Logistics Agency (Bulog) President Director Budi Waseso affirmed that his agency had accorded priority to ...

Central Java governor asks government to reconsider rice imports

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has asked the central government to reconsider its plan to import 1 million tons ...

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Five volcanoes erupting sporadically in Indonesia since Jan 2021

Indonesia has the largest number and highest density of active volcanoes worldwide, as the country lies in the Pacific ...

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Respite for the displaced

Fatimah, a resident of Kurau village in Kurau sub-district, Tanah Laut district, South Kalimantan, said she is ...

VP distributes aid packages to flood-stricken victims of Subang

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin handed out President Joko Widodo's humanitarian aid packages to the flood ...

Social Ministry ensures quick disaster responses

Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini has ensured quick responses in handling the impact of natural disasters that ...

Bawaslu urges pilkada participants to apply health protocols

The Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) warned participants of the 2020 simultaneous regional head elections (pilkada) ...

PMI deploys several hundred personnel in Mt Merapi area

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has stationed hundreds of personnel at various locations affected by the eruption of ...

Indonesia readies health protocols to be applied at refugee shelters

Indonesia’s Health Ministry is readying health protocols to be applied at refugee shelters to thwart potential ...

Central Jakarta city prepares 34 shelters in anticipation of flooding

High-intensity rainfall over the past few days has prompted the Central Jakarta city government to set up 34 temporary ...

Sukabumi declares emergency status following flash floods

The Sukabumi district government has declared a disaster emergency response status until September 27, 2020 in Cicurug, ...

Makassar city government ensures sufficient rice stocks until Oct 2020

The food security authority in Makassar, South Sulawesi Province’s capital, has provided 110 tons of rice to ...