#natural disaster mitigation

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BMKG detects 38 hotspots in North Sumatra

Thirty-eight hotspots of forest and land fires have been detected in several parts of North Sumatra Province by Sensor ...

BMKG reports 18 hotspots in Bengkalis District

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded the presence of 18 hotspots indicating forest and ...

26 hotspots detected in North Sumatra: BMKG

Twenty-six hotspots have been detected in several parts of North Sumatra province by Sensor Modis NOAA20, the ...

Six districts in S Sumatra put under alert status for flood, landslide

The South Sumatra Provincial Natural Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) has declared alert status for floods and ...

Thousands flee homes as floods swamp Tangerang

Floods submerged several areas in Jakarta's western suburb of Tangerang on Saturday, prompting thousands of people ...

Floods inundate 193 community units in Jakarta

Rains in and around Jakarta early on Saturday flooded 193 community units (RT) in the capital and forced 1,380 ...

SAR team continues search for sunken vessel's crew

A joint search and rescue team on Tuesday continued efforts to locate three crew members of MV Berhasil II, which sank ...

Fires destroy 55 hectares of land, forests in Riau

Fires gutted 55.71 hectares of land and forests in Riau province between January 1 and February 13, 2021. During the ...

3 people missing after landslide hits Kebumen District, Central Java

Three people went missing after a landslide struck four houses in Kalijering Village, Kebumen District, Central Java, ...

Three villages in South Kalimantan inundated following downpour

Three villages in Satui Sub-district, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, were swamped over the past 48 hours after ...

Jokowi urges to prioritize safety of natural disaster victims

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy echoed President Joko Widodo’s ...

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Tackling forest fires in 5 Indonesian provinces

Several children attending the Islam Akramunnas Kindergarten in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, had no option but to wear ...

Jokowi instructs to immediately extinguish forest fires

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given orders to immediately put out the forest fires currently raging in several ...

Some 5,929 deployed personnel douse forest fires in five provinces

Some 5,929 personnel, comprising military, police, and civilian officers, were deployed to extinguish forest fires in ...

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Connecting goods and people of Pacific, Southeast Asia

The first ever Pacific Exposition highlighting the region’s business, investment, and tourism potential began in ...