#disaster mitigation

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Army special force command personnel help evacuate Jakarta flood victims

Personnel of the Indonesian Army`s Special Force Command (Kopassus) have been deployed to help evacuate flood victims ...

Flood still inundating Jakarta`s main road

Flood is still inundating parts of Thamrin road in Central Jakarta on Thursday afternoon. In accordance with ...

2,000 Brimob personnel deployed to help flood victims

Some 2,000 personnel of the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police were deployed to flood-hit areas in Jakarta on Thursday. ...

15,447 Jakartans evacuated due to floods

About 15,447 people in Jakarta are forced to evacuate themselves following floods that have hit the capital since ...

President ready for flood at presidential palace

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB) Syamsul Maarif reported on Thursday morning latest developments ...

Jakarta floods force 9,374 to evacuate

A total of 9,374 residents have evacuated to higher grounds since floods swept through a number of areas in Jakarta on ...

Over 3,000 people evacuated over floods in Jakarta

At least 3,000 residents have been evacuated to safer places and emergency shelters due to flooding in various parts ...

Jakartans braced for possible flood

Residents of Jakarta are bracing themselves for possible flood on Tuesday following heavy rain that hit the city ...

PMI deploys 200 volunteers to help handle Jakarta floods

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) for Jakarta deployed 200 volunteers to help Jakarta residents in the face of floods ...

Floods inundate 2,231 hectares of paddy field in Banten

About 2,231 hectares of paddy field in Lebak district, Banten, are inundated by floods following heavy rain that hit ...

Impacts of Cyclone Narelle, Typhoon Bopha make Indonesia very windy

Indonesia has been very windy over the past two weeks as the impacts of Cyclone Narelle that has been developing in ...

Flash flood damages 500 houses in E Java

Flash flood hit 500 houses in Situbondo district, East Java, last Saturday night, Situbondo District`s Chief of ...

Krakatau Steel extends aid to lebak flood victims

State steel maker PT Krakatau Steel has extended relief aid to victims of floods and landslides in Lebak district, ...

Landslide kills one in Bal

Heavy rain followed by a landslide that happened in Buleleng district, Bali, last Saturday night killed a local ...

Magnitude-5.4 quake jolts Central Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Central Maluku at 2.30 local time on Sunday morning but it caused ...