#flooding

Collection of flooding news, found 229 news.

House to summon Jakarta governor over coastal reclamation plan

The House of Representatives (DPR) will summon Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) over the planned coastal ...

Jakarta governor optimistic giant sea wall to start in 2013

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, Jokowi, is optimistic that the construction of giant sea levees or giant sea wall to ...

news focus - natural disasters remain challenge to asia-pacific`s robust economic growth b - (d)

Apart from the slowdown of world`s economy due to crisis in the United States and some European countries, natural ...

Bank Indonesia predicts inflation to reach 1.1% in January

Bank Indonesia (BI), the central bank, has predicted that inflation will reach 1.1 percent by the end of this month, ...

Pros and cons on idea to move capital city from Jakarta

Following major floods that almost crippled Jakarta recently, an idea to move Indonesia`s capital city to another ...

Deep tunnel no solution for Jakarta floods

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo`s plan to build a deep tunnel will not serve as a solution to the floods that hit the ...

Death toll in S. Philippine flooding climbs to 7

The death toll from flooding caused by torrential rains in southern Philippines climbed to seven, the National ...

Jakarta governor instructs relocation of settlers on river banks

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed all village and subdistrict heads to relocate settlers from river ...

A lesson from current flooding of Jakarta

Last week`s devastation of Jakarta by floods has rendered the capital city heavy casualties and losses in material. ...

Banking transactions fall sharply: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI/the central bank) noted that banking transactions fell sharply during the flooding in Jakarta on ...

Jakarta may suffer Rp20 trillion in losses due to flood: Governor

Jakarta is likely to suffer losses of up to Rp20 trillion (US$2 billion) as a result of the floods that have inundated ...

People urged to remain alert on floods

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono called on the people to remain on the alert against possible ...

Thousands of Jakartans still displaced by flood

National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) head of data, information and public relations Sutopo Purwo Nugroho has ...

Businesses lose Rp1 trillion due to floods: APINDO

Indonesian Entrepreneur Association (APINDO) chairman Sofjan Wanandi has stated that businesses in Jakarta lost at ...

Govt to divert ciliwung river flow to control flood

The government plans to build a waterway to divert excess Ciliwung river flow to the East Flood Control Canal(KBT) to ...