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BMKG intensifies mitigation efforts over spike in natural disasters

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has called to step up disaster mitigation efforts on account ...

W Kalimantan: 216 homes flooded as Lake Sentarum overflows

At least 216 homes in three villages of Batang Lupar sub-district, Kapuas Hulu district, West Kalimantan, along the ...

Downpour-triggered landslides kill 14 in Tarakan, North Kalimantan

Landslides caused by unremitting heavy rains hit four locations in Tarakan and claimed 14 lives in the wee hours of ...

Indonesia readies health protocols to be applied at refugee shelters

Indonesia’s Health Ministry is readying health protocols to be applied at refugee shelters to thwart potential ...

Raising awareness of hydrometeorological disasters crucial: expert

Dr Indra Permanajati of the General Soedirman University (Unsoed) reminded of the importance of preparing mitigatory ...

Indonesia records 2,059 natural disasters during Jan-Sept 2020

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded 2,059 natural disasters that struck Indonesia during the period ...

Govt prioritizes changing public mindset on reducing land degradation

The government has channeled its efforts to change the public outlook in preventing environmental degradation, ...

Development must curb environmental impacts: BNPB

Every development project must be mapped out to minimize environmental impacts, according to a panel during the ...

Whirlwind, torrential rains batter South Sulawesi

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that whirlwind and heavy rains lashed South Sulawesi Province ...

BNPB cautions Jakartans against extreme weather

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has cautioned residents of Jakarta and the surrounding areas of Bogor, ...

BNPB highlights several flood-impacted areas based on forecast map

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) drew attention to several areas potentially impacted by flooding in ...

Indonesia struck by 3,155 natural disasters during January-Nov 7, 2019

A total of 3,155 natural disasters, generally hydrometeorological in nature, hit Indonesia during the January-November ...

BPPT. BMKG to develop artificial intelligence-based WMT

The Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) has signed an agreement with the Meteorology, ...

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Accelerating rescue operations in flood-hit Sentani

Indonesia has been hit by at least two major floods during this current transitional period from the rainy to the dry ...

Over 5,000 residents of Yogyakarta affected by natural disasters

Some 5,046 residents of Yogyakarta have been affected by flooding and landslides that hit Kulon Progo, Gunung Kidung, ...