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President to invite governor to discuss jakarta flooding

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will invite Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) to discuss the handling and ...

PLN turns off 469 electricity relay stations

State-owned power company PLN turned off 469 of its 17,000 relay stations (gardu), which supply electricity to Jakarta ...

Floods disrupt several electric train services in Jakarta

Numerous electric train services in Jakarta were disrupted on Monday, following incessant rainfall overnight.In a ...

Incessant rains flood Jakarta

Incessant rainfall since Sunday has left the city of Jakarta flooded, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) ...

Floods inundate 16 districts and cities across Indonesia

Floods have inundated thousands of houses in 16 districts and cities across Indonesia over the past few days, stated ...

Jakarta to install 15 sirens for early flood warning system

The Jakarta government, in cooperation with Japan Radio Corporation (JRC), will install 15 sirens for an early flood ...

Hundreds of flood victims in Jakarta still housed in temporary shelters

Some 500 flood victims in South Jakarta and 495 in East Jakarta are still staying in temporary shelters on Friday, due ...

Social affairs ministry monitoring Jakarta floods

The Social Affairs Ministry has been monitoring the flood situation that has affected Jakarta after the Ciliwung River ...

Overflowing Bekasi River inundates residential areas

The residential areas located along the banks of Bekasi River were inundated as it overflowed its banks on Wednesday ...

Flash flooding forces 487 East Jakartans to seek temporary shelter

The flash floods from Bogor, West Java, have forced 487 inhabitants of Kampung Pulo and Bidara Cina to evacuate to ...

Jakarta claims to be better prepared to tackle floods

Jakarta is notorious for its traffic jams and floods during the rainy season, which usually begins late in the year ...

Floods submerge 1.942 hectares of rice fields in Kuantan Singingi, Riau

Floods have inundated rice fields covering a total area of 1,942 hectares and killed a number of cattle in Kuantan ...

Government responds to call for addressing drought

The Indonesian government on Monday announced it has mapped out alternative water sources for the countrys drought-hit ...

Sukabumi put under emergency alert status for drought

The Sukabumi district disaster mitigation agency has categorised the drought affecting several parts of the district ...

6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts N Sulawesi

An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale jolted North Sulawesi, on Wednesday at 9.46 am Western Indonesian ...