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Task force warns of COVID-19 transmission in refugee shelters

The COVID-19 task force has warned of potential SARS-CoV-2 transmission in refugee shelters as the threat of natural ...

Use data to anticipate impacts of La Nina: BNPB

Every stakeholder including the public should utilize meteorological data to anticipate impacts of La Nina nature ...

Tanah Datar readies heavy-duty equipment on landslide-prone road

The Tanah Datar district government, West Sumatra, has readied several heavy-duty equipment at various road junctions ...

Neighborhood patrols necessary to minimize casualties of landslides: BPBD

The Central Java Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has urged residents in disaster-prone areas to activate regular ...

Central Java urged to conduct disaster mitigation

The Central Java government has been urged to conduct disaster mitigation in a comprehensive manner to reduce the ...

News Focus - Living in the ring of fire needs continuing preparations

A string of earthquakes has continuously been shaking different parts of Indonesia over these past three months. No ...

Foreign Minister Retno stays calm in facing earthquake

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi has her own way of managing a worrying situation, like facing an ...

News Focus - Need for disaster detection satellite urgent

Threatened by a significant number of natural disasters every year, Indonesia should immediately have a special ...

IMF-WB - WB suggests Indonesia should increase mitigation budget

World Bank President Director Kristalina Georgiva has suggested the Indonesian government should increase the state ...

Geology agency to map Indonesia`s disaster-prone areas

The Head of the Geology Agency at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Rudy Suhendar, said the agency is ...

Asian Games 2018

Dumai city anticipates potential forest fires prior to Asian Games

The Dumai Land and Forest Fire Task Force has deployed personnel to be on standby in case of forest fires that could ...

Disaster Mitigation Agency assures Asian Games will be free from smoke

Chief of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Willem Rampangilei has assured the public that the 18th Asian ...

Locals remain calm in response to Merapi eruption: agency

The people did not panic following Mount Merapi`s eruption at 8:20 a.m. local time on Friday, Head of Data, ...

No magma activity detected at Mount Merapi: Agency

The Research and Technological Development for Geological Disaster Agency (BPPTKG) reported here on Tuesday that there ...

W Java residents urged to remain alert of disasters: Agency

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) of Jatiwangi Majalengka Station in West Java ...