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Earthquake jolts Bengkulu

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale shook Bengkulu and its environs, on Tuesday at 2.02 am local time, ...

Parts of Indonesia experience cyclone Vince`s impact

Several parts of Indonesia have experienced the impact of tropical cyclone Vince, although it is predicted to last ...

Cyclone Vince predicted to last one week

Tropical cyclone Vince has hit East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) but it was predicted to last a week starting January 12, and ...

23 killed, one mln displaced by Lanka flooding

More than one million people have been displaced by the flooding in Sri Lanka, killing at least 23 people during a ...

Whirlwind Damages 546 Houses in Bondowoso

Whirlwind damaged 546 houses in Pakem Sub-district, Bondowoso District, East Java.Head of Bondowoso Disaster ...

Mozambique storms, floods kill 12: police, state media

Lightning killed eight churchgoers in central Mozambique with a separate storm and floods raising the death toll to ...

Whirlwind hits five villages

A whirlwind hit five villages in Banyumas District, Central Java, on Wednesday morning. The four villages located ...

Strong earthquake shakes Mentawai

An earthquake measuring 5.8 at the Richter scale again hit Mentawai islands, West Sumatra province, on Wednesday at ...

Govt provides Rp25 billion to overcome lava`s impact

The government has set aside Rp25 billion to rehabilitate infrastructure damaged by lava floods from Mount Merapi on ...

RI enters 2011 cautious over natural disasters

Less than a week into the new year of 2011, floods have been reported happening in several cities in Indonesia ...

RI hit by 644 disasters in 2010 : BNPB

Indonesia was hit by 644 natural disasters in 2010, National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Chief Syamsul Maarif ...

Water, weather-related disasters to increase in Q1 2011

There will be an increase in hydrometeorological disasters in Indonesia, especially in the January-March period, ...