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3,721 disasters occurred in 2019: BNPB

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency Data and Information Center and Public Relations, Agus Wibowo, said ...

Ministry of Finance insures 1,360 buildings worth Rp10.8 trillion

The Ministry of Finance insured 1,360 buildings, with asset value of Rp10.8 trillion, in 2019, by a consortium called ...

VP Ma'ruf Amin leads meeting on reconstruction in Palu, Lombok

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin led a meeting at the Vice Presidential Offices in Jakarta, Thursday, to deliberate on ...

Indonesia struck by 3,155 natural disasters during January-Nov 7, 2019

A total of 3,155 natural disasters, generally hydrometeorological in nature, hit Indonesia during the January-November ...

South Sumatra government extends wildfire emergency alert status

The South Sumatra provincial government has extended the emergency status concerning the ongoing land and forest fires ...

Weather modification intervention yields results in Riau region: BNPB

The use of weather modification technology produced artificial rain in Riau in a bid to tackle forest and land ...

Pontianak plans to change school hours owing to haze

Mayor of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Edi Rusdi Kamtono announced the local government's plan to temporarily change ...

Banten earthquake caused by subduction of Indo-Australian plate

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Banten was due to the subduction of the Indo-Australian plate under the Eurasian ...

Official advises people against approaching Tangkuban Parahu crater

West Java Province's Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) stated that despite Mount Tangkuban Parahu’s status ...

No reports of damage related to Banten quake: official

The Executive Head of the Regional Disaster Management Office (BPBD) of Banten, Kaprawi has stated that so far, there ...

Agency urges people to not panic over massive earthquake issue

Geophysics Deputy of Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Muhammad Sadly pointed to Java's ...

54,789 earthquake victims lives in 15 shelters

More than 54,789 victims in South Halmahera District, North Maluku, are still living in 15 shelters following a ...

Tens of hectares of peatland in Mempawah ravaged by fire

Fire, in the last 72 hours, has burnt down over 80 hectares of peatland in Rasau Village, Sui Pinyuh Sub-district, ...

Seven villages in Kapuas Hulu prone to forest, land fires

Seven villages in the Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, are prone to forest and land fires, according to the local ...

Regional leaders must understand disaster potentials in their regions

Regional leaders must broadly understand the potential for disasters in their areas and channel preventive and ...