#disaster prone areas

Collection of disaster prone areas news, found 123 news.

Indonesia peak rainy season expected in January, February 2017

Indonesia is expecting the rainy season to peak in January and February 2017, according to the Meteorological, ...

650 million ASEAN people live in disaster-prone areas

More than 650 million people in Southeast Asia live in disaster-prone areas, Chief of the Indonesian National Disaster ...

Social service minister inaugurates Banser disaster response team

Social Service Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa inaugurated the disaster response team of Barisan Ansor Serbaguna ...

Indonesia government prepares 10 leading Youth Programs in 2016

The Indonesia government, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has prepared 10 flagship programs to help the ...

Indonesian minister wants alertness in disaster-prone areas to be increased

As a precaution to face various natural disasters that may occur without warning, Social Affairs Minister Khofifah ...

Indonesia waiting for China`s feasibility study on fast train

The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) is waiting for Chinas feasibility study on Indonesian fast train ...

Legislators cut salaries to help Banjarnegara landslide victims

A number of leaders and members of the House of Representatives have donated Rp350 million they raised from their ...

Step up community vigilance against disaster

Community vigilance against disaster should be stepped up in order to reduce the number of victims and material damage ...

Sibolga Port reviewed by UNWFP for disaster mitigation readiness

The Port of Sibolga, North Sumatra, was reviewed by the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) representatives and ...

Indonesia has 396 high-risk disaster areas

Based on Indonesia Disaster Risk Index (IDRI), there are 396 high-risk disaster areas across the country, according to ...

Disaster-prone areas map ready early 2012

The government would have completed a map of disaster-prone areas early next year, a senior government official ...

West Sumatra needs 600 tsunami early warning sirens

West Sumatra`s Disaster Operations Control Center (Pusdalops-PB) is in need of around 600 tsunami early warning ...

Mount Tambora still in alert status

Mount Tambora is still on Alert III status since September 8, 2011, due to its high volcanic activities, a local ...

Landslide kills woman in Garut

A housewife, identified as Kokom,28, was killed in a landslide in Cigulawing village, Garut district, West Java at ...

Indonesians now have easier access to geographically referenced information B

The increasing consumers demand for geographically referenced information, known as geospatial information, will bring ...