#disaster mitigation

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Stay alert for disasters in next five months: Governor Pranowo

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has instructed all agencies and elements of society, especially those engaged in ...

Govt should make best efforts for flood-affected people: House Speaker

House of Representatives (DPR RI) Speaker Puan Maharani has urged the government to leave no stone unturned to help ...

Danone donates Rp30 billion to BNPB for handling COVID-19 pandemic

Bottled water producer Danone Indonesia donated Rp30 billion to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on ...

5.2-magnitude earthquake rocks West Java's Pangandaran district

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Pangandaran District in West Java Province on early Monday but no tsunami alert was ...

Efforts on to put out wildfires in West Aceh

Personnel from the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and a joint team of firefighters were striving to ...

Clinical trial: 19 volunteers given COVID-19 vaccine

Nineteen volunteers were administered the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine at the Educational Hospital in Padjadjaran ...

Regional govt must act proactively in handling Sinabung eruption: DPR

House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Azis Syamsuddin urged North Sumatra's regional government and other ...

1,500 face masks distributed following Mt Sinabung's eruption

The Karo district administration in North Sumatra Province has distributed 1,500 face masks to local residents to ...

Volcanic ash from Mt Sinabung affects four sub-districts

Volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Sinabung that reached two thousand meters into the air affected four sub-districts ...

Satellites identify 23 hotspots of forest fires in North Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites as well as the NOAA20 satellites unearthed 23 medium-category hotspots in North Sumatra ...

Level of compliance with health protocols below 50%: task force

Public adherence to the health protocols laid down by the government is still less than 50 per cent, Doni Monardo, head ...

Helicopters drop 4.6 million liters water in South Sumatra

Aerial firefighting helicopters dropped over 4.6 million liters of water to help douse forest and land fires at 51 ...

One dead, three sub-districts marooned as floods inundate N Sulawesi

Flash floods claimed one life, isolated three sub-districts, and swept away 29 homes in South Bolaang Mongodow ...

Aceh Singkil's four sub-districts hit by floods, landslides

Floods and landslides, triggered by incessant downpours, hit four sub-districts in Aceh Singkil District, Aceh ...

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Endeavoring for a balance between COVID-19 handling, economy recovery

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) opined that handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic must be conducted ...