#national disaster

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Mataram earthquake triggers panic among city`s residents

The 5.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Province, on Thursday, at around 8:02 a.m. local ...

Indonesia to establish disaster preparedness village in Dieng plateau

Minister of Social Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa revealed that the ministry is contemplating on establishing a ...

Sileri Crater closed for visitors after eruption

The Sileri Crater tourist destination in the Dieng Plateau in Central Java has been closed for public after it erupted ...

Helicopter drops 40 tons of water to extinguish Riau fires

Riau Provinces forest and land fire task force has deployed an MI-8 helicopter to drop 40 tons of water to extinguish ...

Mount Marapi of West Sumatra erupts

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted on Sunday spewing clouds of volcanic ash over the region of Tanah Datar of the ...

Landslide in East Luwu claims seven lives

A landslide triggered by downpour, on Friday morning, killed seven people and seriously injured seven others in the ...

University of Indonesia successfully creates research innovations on disaster mitigation

The University of Indonesias (UI) teaching staff and students have successfully developed and created several ...

Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced heavy rainy season

Indonesia was hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon last year and has been described by experts as one of the ...

Moderate quake jolts North Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku at 4.21 a.m. ...

Economy corrected due to smog from forest, land fires: President

President Joko Widodo said here on Monday that Indonesias economy was corrected by 0.2 percent due to smog problems ...

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits south buru district causing damage: Agency

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted South Buru District on Sunday (Jan. 17), causing casualties and damaging houses in ...

Jember Airport reopens as volcanic ash clears

The management of Notohadinegoro Airport in Jember District, East Java Province, has reopened the airport on Friday ...

37 injured as 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits pakistan

At least 37 people were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.9 at the Richter Scale jolted Pakistani capital ...

41 million Indonesians live in 174 landslide-prone districts and cities

Around 41 million Indonesians live in 174 districts and cities which are prone to landslides, a spokesman of the ...

Mt Bromo`s eruption: E Java`s army personnel on standby

Army personnel stationed across the district and at city military posts in East Java Province have been put on standby ...