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Thousands flee flooded homes in C Sulawesi`s Tolitoli

A flash flood, triggered by heavy rains, forced thousands of residents in Tolitoli city in Central Sulawesi province ...

87 houses damaged in Poso quake

The 6.6-magnitude earthquake which hit Poso district, Central Sulawesi province, on May 29 has lightly and seriously ...

Earthquake damages 26 houses in Aceh`s Gayo Lues

A total of 26 houses were damaged after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Gampong Suri Musara Village in Gayo Lues ...

Floods affect 526 families in Langkat

Floods hit several villages in Langkat District, North Sumatra province, affecting a total of 526 families, a local ...

310 hectares of rice fields inundated in Langkat, North Sumatra

Rice fields measuring a total of 310 hectares were flooded in the sub-districts of Sei Lepan and Babalan, Langkat ...

Floods hit Langkat District in North Sumatra Province

Floods have hit several villages in Sei Lepan Sub-district, Langkat District, North Sumatra Province, and displaced at ...

Landslide in East Luwu claims seven lives

A landslide triggered by downpour, on Friday morning, killed seven people and seriously injured seven others in the ...

ASEAN, Canada agree to improve protection of migrant workers

ASEAN member countries and Canada have agreed to improve the protection of migrant workers during the 14th ...

University of Indonesia successfully creates research innovations on disaster mitigation

The University of Indonesias (UI) teaching staff and students have successfully developed and created several ...

Kalla asks PMI volunteers to be ready for overseas deployment

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asked volunteers from the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) to be ready for an overseas ...

Flash flood hits Ciwidey area, Bandung district

A flash flood hit Margamulya Village in Pasir Jambu Sub-district, Bandung District, West Java Province, as the Ciwidey ...

Natural disasters inflict Rp30 trillion loss per year in Indonesia

Indonesia suffers an average of Rp30 trillion in economic losses per year due to natural disasters, Head of the ...

Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced heavy rainy season

Indonesia was hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon last year and has been described by experts as one of the ...

Moderate quake jolts North Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku at 4.21 a.m. ...

Economy corrected due to smog from forest, land fires: President

President Joko Widodo said here on Monday that Indonesias economy was corrected by 0.2 percent due to smog problems ...