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BMKG confirms detection of 24 hotspots of wildfires in Aceh

Some 24 hotspots were detected in Aceh Province and had the potential to cause forest fires, according to the ...

Development must curb environmental impacts: BNPB

Every development project must be mapped out to minimize environmental impacts, according to a panel during the ...

Bumi Adipura housing complex, Bandung, submerged by flooding

Floods inundated the Bumi Adipura housing complex in Rancabolang, Gedebage Sub-district, Bandung City, West Java ...

Lebak's 18 Islamic boarding school buildings damaged by flooding

Nearly 18 Islamic boarding school (pesantren) buildings incurred serious damage after a flash flood recently inundated ...

BNPB cautions Jakartans against extreme weather

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has cautioned residents of Jakarta and the surrounding areas of Bogor, ...

Flash flood in Lebak majorly wrecks 1,060 houses

A total of 1,060 houses in six sub-districts in Lebak District, Banten Province, suffered severe damage after ...

Indonesia, Japan to extend cooperation on infrastructure development

The Indonesian and Japanese governments concurred on extending a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Infrastructure ...

3,721 disasters occurred in 2019: BNPB

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

Indonesian mangrove cover increased to 3.56 million hectares in 2019

Indonesia’s mangrove forest cover grew to 3.56 million hectares in 2019, Director of Environment and Disaster ...

Everbridge selected to power countrywide disaster alert platform in Peru for 37 million residents and annual visitors

- Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management, today announced it has been selected ...

President vows to fulfill the rights of people with disabilities

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has made assurance of the human rights of the disabled in Indonesia being ...

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 ...