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Red Cross blood stocks run low as donations dry up

The stocks of blood available with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) have depleted 30-50 percent due to a decline in blood ...

Govt to apply health protocols more stringently for umrah pilgrims

The Indonesian government will tighten the implementation of health protocols for minor hajj (umrah) pilgrims as a ...

BNPB launches emergency response efforts at Mount Merapi

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is facilitating emergency response efforts in four districts in the ...

PMI deploys several hundred personnel in Mt Merapi area

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has stationed hundreds of personnel at various locations affected by the eruption of ...

Locals urged to be vigilant while taking grass on Merapi's slopes

The Sleman Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has urged local residents venturing the slopes of Mount Merapi to look for ...

West Java's Garut strengthens quake mitigation capability

The Garut Disaster Mitigation Agency in West Java has received an earthquake early warning receiver system (WRS) from ...

1000 residents evacuated following Mt Merapi's volcanic activities

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that over one thousand residents were evacuated to the ...

Floods inundate 126 homes in South Solok, West Sumatra

Floods triggered by unremitting torrential rains that led to the Batang Pangian and Batang Geringging rivers to ...

Jakarta budget heavy on flood mitigation efforts

The Jakarta government said it will focus its 2020 revised budget on pushing flood mitigation efforts, such as ...

Tens of houses in Bangka Belitung Islands ravaged by whirlwind

A whirlwind that swept through two neighborhood areas of Belinyu Sub-district, Bangka District, Bangka Belitung ...

Indonesia increases number of evacuee camps over La Nina impact

The Indonesian government has increased the number of evacuee camps, especially in disaster-prone areas, as a ...

Tremors of Pangandaran earthquake felt until Yogyakarta

Tremors of the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted southwest of Pangandaran District on Sunday morning were felt by ...

5.9-magnitude earthquake rocks West Java's Pangandaran district

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest of Pangandaran District in West Java Province on Sunday morning but it did ...

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Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced hydrometeorological disasters

The onset of monsoons in most Indonesian regions in September have also triggered flooding in several provinces, ...

Task Force urges people to follow health protocols over long weekend

COVID-19 task force head Doni Monardo has urged people to adhere to the health protocols, including wearing masks, ...