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1,091 climbers evacuated from Mount Rinjani

A joint search and rescue team has, as of Tuesday, evacuated a total of 1,091 climbers stranded on Mount Rinjani, ...

Government discusses precautionary measures against forest fires

The government has held discussions on precautionary measures against land and forest fires following the onset of the ...

Parangtritis Beach not for swimming: Basarnas

The scenic Parangtritis Beach in the Special Region of Yogyakarta is not actually for swimming but only for visitors ...

RI taking steps to prevent haze during Asian Games

Indonesia, which will host the 18th Asian Games, has since recently been making efforts to prevent forest fires, in ...

Death toll of explosion of Aceh oil well up to 22

The death toll of the oil well explosion in the village of Pasir Putih in the district of East Aceh, Aceh Darussalam ...

Widodo offers condolences to landslide victims in Brebes

President Joko Widodo has offered his deepest condolences to the dead and missing victims of the landslides in Brebes ...

Jakarta governor orders officials to conduct flood alert operations

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has instructed the entire ranks of Jakarta Regional Government to carry out the ...

Sinabung refugees to be relocated by end of 2018: President

The relocation of Mt Sinabung refugees in Karo District, North Sumatra, will be completed by the end of 2018, ...

Evacuees of Mt Agung in Klungkung district gradually return to hometown

Hundreds of Mount Agung evacuees in Klungkung district, Bali province, are returning to safe areas in Karangasem ...

Rohingya refugees need sustainable aid

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need sustainable humanitarian assistance, such as education and vocational training, ...

Alert status declared in Ggunung Agung

An alert status has been declared for the Gunung Agung volcano in Bali following an increase in volcanic activity that ...

C Java enters drought emergency: governor

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo stated that his region had been categorized in the drought disaster zone during ...

Better efforts needed for disaster preparedness and mitigation

Natural disasters that have hit Indonesia up to June 2017 include floods (37.4 percent), whirlwinds (29.2 percent), ...

Helicopter drops 40 tons of water to extinguish Riau fires

Riau Provinces forest and land fire task force has deployed an MI-8 helicopter to drop 40 tons of water to extinguish ...

Government allocates Rp320 billion for river basin reforestation

The government has allocated some Rp320 billion (US$23.9 million) from the disaster management reserve funds for ...