#natural disaster mitigation

Collection of natural disaster mitigation news, found 139 news.

Riau declares emergency standby status over land and forest fires

The Riau provincial government has declared a three-month emergency standby status over land and forest fires, ...

735 buildings damaged in Sukabumi after Tuesday`s 6.4-magnitude quake

A total of 735 buildings in Sukabumi district were damaged in the wake of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the ...

6.7-magnitude quake rocks Sukabumi

An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale rocked Sukabumi district and municipality in West Java late Friday, ...

Thousands of people in C Java`s Cilacap flee their homes

Thousands of people in Central Java`s Cilacap district reportedly fled their homes after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake ...

Earthquake damages 26 houses in Aceh`s Gayo Lues

A total of 26 houses were damaged after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Gampong Suri Musara Village in Gayo Lues ...

Natural disasters inflict Rp30 trillion loss per year in Indonesia

Indonesia suffers an average of Rp30 trillion in economic losses per year due to natural disasters, Head of the ...

24 houses damaged in Tasikmalaya quake

A total of 24 houses were damaged after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Tasikmalaya district, West Java, early on ...

Strong earthquake jolts Bali

A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rocked the islands of Bali and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) at 7.10 ...

Garut flash floods in West Java kill 16

Flash floods that hit Garut District in West Java on Tuesday evening killed at least 16 residents and left eight ...

Indonesia-Equador agree to increase trade cooperation

Indonesia and Equador have agreed to increase efforts for trade cooperation. The agreement came following a ...

Indonesian air force chief holds talks with counterparts from nine countries

Indonesian Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal Agus Supriatna held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from nine ...

Govt developing forest fire control system: Minister

The government is developing a system for handling land and forest fires quickly, Environment and Forestry Minister ...

478 hotspots detected in West Kalimantan

As many as 478 hotspots were detected in West Kalimantan Province until September 1, according to the meteorology ...

papua - magnitude-7.2 earthquake strikes mamberamo raya causing one death - (d)

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Mamberamo Raya, Papua, on Tuesday, at 6:41 am Indonesia Eastern Time (WIT), ...

Disaster mitigation needs international cooperation: VP Kalla

The Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said every country, including Indonesia, needs international cooperation ...