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Walhi activists report several hundred hotspots in S Sumatra's forests

Activists of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) chapter in South Sumatra reported about hundreds of hotspots ...

Flood swamps hundreds of houses in Aceh's Nagan Raya district

Floodwaters ranged from 30 cm to 50 cm in height swamped hundreds of houses in four villages in Tripa Makmur ...

Downpour-triggered flooding submerges 14 villages in West Aceh

Flooding caused by unremitting heavy rainfall and the overflowing of several rivers submerged 14 villages in West Aceh ...

Five districts in four provinces ravaged by flooding, landslides: BNPB

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) confirmed that floods and landslides struck five districts in ...

Landslide buries 12 residents of South Tapanuli

A landslide hit the Batang Toru hydropower plant area in Marancar, South Tapanuli District, North Sumatra Province, and ...

Two houses collapse after magnitude-5.0 quake hits Sukabumi

Two houses caved in after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sukabumi District, West Java, on Tuesday evening, according ...

Hundreds of people flee their flooded homes in Riau

Hundreds of people fled their homes after flood hit Pekanbaru city, Rokan Hulu and Indragiri Hulu districts in Riau ...

Malang earthquake damages 40 houses and places of worship in Jember

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit  Malang District, East Java Province, on Saturday (4/10), damaged 40 houses ...

Hundreds of hectares of rice fields flooded in Sabu Raijua

Floods submerged hundreds of hectares of fields planted with paddy in Sabu Raijua District, East Nusa ...

Flood claims two lives, affects 27,808 people in Bima's 29 villages

A flood, triggered by incessant heavy rain, has claimed two lives and affected 27,808 people or 9,245 families in 29 ...

Flood, whirlwind hit Pamekasan, Madura

A flood accompanied by a whirlwind inundated residential areas and roads in Gladak Anyar village, Pamekasan district, ...

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Stringent law enforcement crucial to keep forest fire cases down

Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical rainforests, has been successful in significantly reducing ...

Riau's BPBD stations 6,000 personnel to prevent, handle forest fires

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) of Riau Province, in collaboration with other related offices, stationed ...

Floods submerge 33 villages in Karawang, West Java

Floods have inundated 33 villages in Karawang District, West Java, in the course of the last few days and spread to ...

Two children died after drowning in West Jakarta lake

Two children died after drowning in a lake situated in the children-friendly integrated public space area, in West ...