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Mt. Ibu in Halmahera erupts, spews nearly 2,000-meter-high ash column

Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, experienced an eruption on Wednesday at 1:58 a.m. local time, spewing ash ...

BNPB forbids Mt Ruang victims from returning home over safety concerns

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is continuing to prohibit more than 5 thousand residents of Tagulandang ...

South Sulawesi receives Rp2.5 billion from BNPB for disaster handling

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) provided ready-to-use fund totaling Rp2.5 billion, or US$155 thousand, ...

BNPB considers weather modification to handle floods in South Sulawesi

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) considered conducting weather modification technology to handle the ...

Mt Semeru experiences another eruption spewing volcanic ash

Mount Semeru, which reaches 3,676 meters above sea level on the border of Lumajang and Malang districts, East Java, ...

Death toll from Luwu flooding rises to 11: SAR

The death toll from flooding in Luwu District, South Sulawesi Province,  has risen to 11 following the ...

Mt Ruang eruption: 5,255 evacuated from Tagulandang Island

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has confirmed that 5,255 Tagulandang Island residents affected by the ...

Mt Ruang eruption: Govt expediting preparation of relocation land

Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) is striving to accelerate the preparation ...

BNPB reminds Mt. Ruang's eruption evacuees to not believe in hoaxes

Chief of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Suharyanto reminded evacuees affected by Mount Ruang's ...

Ministry denies information Tagulandang would sink due to eruption

The Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has denied information stating that Tagulandang ...

Treat people displaced by Mt Ruang eruptions well: Widodo to officials

President Joko Widodo has directed government officials to treat all residents displaced by Mount Ruang's eruptions ...

Govt to permanently relocate 301 families living near Mount Ruang

The government has decided to permanently relocate 301 families living near Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi to a new ...

Jokowi chairs meeting on relocation of Mt Ruang eruption survivors

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chaired a limited meeting with several cabinet members here on Friday to ...

Govt preparing 301 instant homes for Mt. Ruang victims

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) will allocate 301 Simple Healthy Instant Housing (RISHA) units ...

Tracing Mount Ruang eruptions, aftermath, mitigation

“Mom, there is a fire blazing above our heads. We must run!” a child from Tagulandang Island yelled out ...