#natural disaster

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Hundreds flee to higher ground after floods submerge Lebak

Floods swamped several villages in Banjarsari Sub-district, Lebak District, Banten Province, as the Cimoyan River ...

BNPB urges implementation of health protocols at volcano shelter

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Doni Monardo, has asked the authorities to ensure evacuees ...

Bawaslu urges pilkada participants to apply health protocols

The Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) warned participants of the 2020 simultaneous regional head elections (pilkada) ...

Government distributes tents, logistics to Mt Merapi evacuees

The Social Affairs Ministry has distributed tents and logistics worth Rp500 million as humanitarian aid for the ...

WorldRemit waives their fees on transfers to the Philippines in light of recent natural disaster

WorldRemit, a leading digital payments platform, is waiving their fees on money transfers to the Philippines in light ...

Government lists seven mitigation strategies as La Nina looms

Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, has outlined seven strategies to anticipate and mitigate the impact of ...

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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, ...

Indonesia records 2,276 natural disasters since early January

Indonesia recorded a total of 2,276 natural disasters in the year ending October 17, 2020, according to the National ...

Flash flood hits two sub-districts of Central Sulawesi

Incessant and heavy rains over the past few days triggered a flash flood in the sub-districts of Banawa Tengah and ...

Task force warns of COVID-19 transmission in refugee shelters

The COVID-19 task force has warned of potential SARS-CoV-2 transmission in refugee shelters as the threat of natural ...

Social Affair Ministry readies 39,000 volunteers to anticipate La Nina

The Social Affairs Ministry has readied nearly 39 thousand volunteers as a precautionary measure to address the impact ...

Legislator supports reduction in regional election campaign period

Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Chairman Azis Syamsuddin voiced his support to a sanction to reduce ...

Melawi: Floods swamp thousands of homes in 18 villages

Floods have inundated thousands of houses in 18 villages in Melawi district of West Kalimantan province following ...

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 ...

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Indonesia's weather is a study in contrasts

Indonesia is preparing anticipatory measures against extreme weather events as it is prone to hydro-meteorological ...