#national disaster

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Mt Slamet still on alert status

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said on Sunday Mount Slamet which straddles the five districts of ...

Mt. Merapi rumbles spewing volcanic material to nearby areas

Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java, rumbled on Sunday morning, spewing some volcanic materials such as ash and ...

Natural Disasters in Indonesia Not Over Yet

Over the last few months, various regions in Indonesia have been hit by natural disasters such as floods, landslides, ...

Disaster agency to conduct weather modification for two months

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has stated it will carry out a weather modification project worth Rp13 ...

Floods kill three, inundate 20 areas in Bandar Lampung

Floods triggered by incessant downpours in Bandar Lampung, Lampung province, have killed three people and inundated 20 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Thousands of Jakartans still displaced by flood

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

President holds flood control meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a limited cabinet meeting on Sunday to decide a national policy to prevent a ...

Number of flood refugees increases two-fold

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that the number of flood refugees in Jakarta jumped more ...

Death toll in Jakarta flood reaches 15 on saturday evening

The death toll from floods that swept through several parts of Jakarta since Tuesday reached 15 on Saturday evening, ...

Jakarta, there`s more rain coming

The people of Jakarta have become familiar with the so-called five-year flood cycle, but who would have thought that ...

Number of dead victims of Jakarta flooding rises to 14

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the number of dead victims of the Jakarta floods had up to ...

Floods kill 11 in Jakarta

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said flooding in Jakarta which had taken place from Tuesday to Thursday ...

Floods paralyze 300 factories in Jakarta

The Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) said that the Jakarta floods had ...