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Floods force over thousand East Flores residents to flee

Floods have inundated Waibalun, Larantuka, East Flores District, NTT Province, since Sunday (Jan 16), and forced over ...

"Don't rely on c govt in handling disasters": Jusuf Kalla

Chief of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jusuf Kalla said the regional governments should not always rely on the ...

Mt Merapi disaster victims need counseling services

The Mount Merapi`s cold lava flooding had traumatized a number people living along the river banks in Magelang ...

RI to send $1 milion for Queensland flood victims soon

The Indonesian government will soon send a US$1 million donation to help alleviate the financial burden of flood ...

Brazil flood deaths rise to 369; rescuers struggle

Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 ...

Whirlwind damages 44 Tengger people`s houses

Some 44 Tengger people`s houses in Argosari, Senduro sub-district, Lumajang, were damaged by a whirlwind that hit the ...

Govt urged to monitor Indonesians affected by A`lian floods

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has been urged to closely monitor the conditions of thousands of Indonesian citizens ...

Bali facing environmental problems from rapid tourism development

Bali is facing complicated environmental problems as a result of rapid development of its tourism sector during the ...

Mozambique storms, floods kill 12: police, state media

Lightning killed eight churchgoers in central Mozambique with a separate storm and floods raising the death toll to ...

Walhi: Environmental damage to increase 50-70 pct in 2011

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) predicts that environmental damage in Indonesia in 2011 will increase ...

Queensland flood affects 79 Indonesians

Around 79 Indonesians in Queensland have been forced to evacuate to safer places due to the big flood that has been ...

RI donates US$1 mln for Australian flood victims

Indonesia has donated one million US dollars to help flood victims in Queensland, Australia, according to a minister. ...

Floods inundate Semarang, Pontianak

Floods triggered by heavy rains have inundated Semarang (Central Java) and Pontianak (West Kalimantan) over the past ...

Indonesian organization to organize int`l youth forum on climate change

2007 Nobel peace prize laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore`s hope on Indonesia to popularize climate change ...

Beware of global issues affecting RI`s economy: President

Indonesians have been warned to beware of global crisis issues that could have a serious impact on its economic ...