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Mount Merapi emits incandescent lava 3 times as far as 900 meters

Mount Merapi, standing on the border between Yogyakarta and Central Java, erupted three times on Sunday, with ...

Mount Merapi releases hot clouds on Tuesday morning

Mount Merapi, located between Central Java and Yogyakarta, ejected hot clouds as far as 700 meters to the southwest ...

Causes of marine mammals stranding on Indonesian beaches being studied

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) in cooperation with several institutions and marine experts, is ...

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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 ...

Mount Merapi emits incandescent lava 13 times on Saturday

Mount Merapi, standing on the border between Yogyakarta and Central Java, erupted 13 times on Saturday, with ...

Conserve mangroves in tsunami-prone villages, minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has urged regional governments to ...

Mataram city govt plans to return disaster relief funds: official

The Mataram city government is planning to return the disaster relief funds allocated by the government for repairing ...

Indonesia eyes narrowing down disaster-triggered GDP contraction

Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan highlighted the government's target to ...

Nine disasters reported per day in past year: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has recorded a total of 3,253 natural disasters in the one year since ...

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 ...

Hot clouds billowing from erupting Mount Merapi spread 1.9 kilometers

Mount Merapi, located on the border separating the Yogyakarta Special Region and Central Java, erupted twice on ...

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 ...

Damage caused to hospital, govt buildings following S Halmahera quake

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit South Halmahera District in North Maluku on Friday caused no fatalities, albeit ...

Minor damages reported in 60 houses following Halmahera earthquake

Some 60 houses incurred minor damages after a 5.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Labuha, South Halmahera (Halsel), on ...

Magnitude 5.3 quake rattles North Sulawesi's Melonguane on Wednesday

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Melonguane in Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi Province, on Wednesday morning, according ...