#disasters in indonesia

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Increasing awareness of Indonesians living in "disaster supermarket"

Natural disasters are a day-to-day occurrence in Indonesia, as some 10 natural disasters occurred daily in ...

Bolster public awareness of natural disaster potentials: BNPB Head

National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Head Lt Gen. Doni Monardo highlighted the importance of boosting public ...

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Daily disasters bring mitigation, prevention to fore

The Indonesian people need to find a way to live with natural disasters considering the nation’s geographic ...

Pandemic an opportunity to strengthen disaster resilience: Widodo

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has offered an opportunity to ...

BNPB reports 657 natural disasters hit Indonesia since early 2021

Indonesia bore witness to 657 natural disasters in the year ending March 1, 2012, that claimed 271 lives, rendered 11 ...

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As La Nina brings disaster, misery, demand for climate action grows

Hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, have been simultaneously witnessed in ...

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Indonesia enters 2021 with "abnormal" natural disasters

As a country located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as volcano eruption, ...

Floods swamp residential, office areas in Keerom District, Papua

Floods struck parts of Keerom District in Papua Province, submerging residential and office areas on ...

197 natural disasters struck Indonesia during January 1-23

Indonesia had been stricken by a total of 197 natural disasters during the January 1-23 period, according to data of ...

BNPB reports 81-percent reduction in forest, land fires in Nov 2020

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo highlighted that the cases of forest and land fires ...

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Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced hydrometeorological disasters

The onset of monsoons in most Indonesian regions in September have also triggered flooding in several provinces, ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...

Plea to revert Puncak as water catchment area

Chief of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VIII Yandri Susanto has urged the government to revert the ...

5.2-magnitude quake jolts South Bolaang Mongodow, North Sulawesi

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hit Bolang Uki, South Bolaang Mongodow District, North Sulawesi Province on Sunday ...

President stresses public alertness against natural disasters

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appealed to Indonesians to always remain vigilant to natural disasters since ...