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Mt Slamet still on alert status

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said on Sunday Mount Slamet which straddles the five districts of ...

Mt. Merapi rumbles spewing volcanic material to nearby areas

Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java, rumbled on Sunday morning, spewing some volcanic materials such as ash and ...

Satellite detects 44 hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua Satellites have detected 40 hotspots located in Sumatra Island, which were mostly found in Riau ...

President Yudhoyono kicks off consultation on disaster risk reduction

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace, here on Tuesday officially opened the Global Thematic ...

Agam landslide causes damages worth billions

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Agam district, West Sumatra, has estimated that the landslide in ...

Disaster agency to conduct weather modification for two months

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has stated it will carry out a weather modification project worth Rp13 ...

Four killed in Jambi landslides

Four people were killed when they were buried by a landslade in Lempur village, Gunung Raya, sub-district,Kerinci ...

Disaster mitigation agency strengthens command posts

The Jakarta Provincial Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) is strengthening a number of command posts and early warning ...

Floods kill three, inundate 20 areas in Bandar Lampung

Floods triggered by incessant downpours in Bandar Lampung, Lampung province, have killed three people and inundated 20 ...

A lesson from current flooding of Jakarta

Last week`s devastation of Jakarta by floods has rendered the capital city heavy casualties and losses in material. ...

One dead, seven injured in Aceh earthquake

One dead and seven injured following an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale that hit Pidie district, Aceh ...

Over 60 thousand evacuated due to floods in Karawang

Over 60 thousand residents have been evacuated in Karawang district, West Java, due to floods in 80 villages, 23 ...

President calls on all sides to remain on flood alert

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on all elements to remain alert against floods because rainfall was expected ...

Number of flood refugees increases two-fold

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that the number of flood refugees in Jakarta jumped more ...

Jakarta, there`s more rain coming

The people of Jakarta have become familiar with the so-called five-year flood cycle, but who would have thought that ...