#natural disaster

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Indonesian minister wants alertness in disaster-prone areas to be increased

As a precaution to face various natural disasters that may occur without warning, Social Affairs Minister Khofifah ...

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency BASARNAS Working to be a World-class SAR Agency

As the world's largest archipelagic country, Indonesia is like a coin; on the flip side, having total 17,506 islands ...

5.8-magnitude quake hits Gunung Sitoli in N. Sumatra

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale shook Gunung Sitoli city in North Sumatra on Friday, but there were ...

The Western Union Foundation Surpasses US$100M Charitable Global Giving Milestone

- The Western Union Foundation today announced it has surpassed a major milestone, donating more than US$100 million ...

Indonesia, Vanuatu sign inter-parliamentary cooperation agreement

The Indonesian and Vanuatu parliaments have signed an inter-parliament cooperation agreement which is part of the ...

Disaster mitigation needs international cooperation: VP Kalla

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

Indonesia Social Ministry allocates Rp235 billion for disaster mitigation

The Ministry of Social Affairs has allocated Rp235 billion for natural disaster mitigation in 2015, according to ...

Fallen tree kills four, injures 21 in Bogor Botanical Garden

Fallen tree which occurred in the Bogor Botanical Garden in Bogor city on Sunday, left four persons died and 21 ...

AirAsia black box not yet located by Russian rescue team

A Russian search and rescue team has not yet located the black box of the ill-fated AirAsia aircraft that crashed in ...

Disaster mitigation among TNI`s top priorities

Disaster mitigation is among the key priorities of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), stated Defense Minister ...

Year-ender: Aceh Gears Up For 10th Anniversary of Deadly Tsunami

Although a decade has passed by, but Ricky Muzakirs near-death experience of almost being swallowed by the gigantic ...

January peak month of natural disasters :Agency

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said, based on observation to national disaster pattern, Indonesia has ...

Death toll in Banjarnegara landslide increases to 51 on Monday

The death toll of the landslide that hit Jemblung hamlet in Central Javas Banjarnegara district rose to 51 on Monday ...

Banjarnegara`s landslides force 1,692 villagers to flee home: minister -

The number of villagers taking refuge following the deadly landslides in Jemblung Hamlet of Sampang Village, ...

Indonesia better prepared for tsunamis

For most Indonesians, the memories of the deadly tsunami, which devastated Aceh Darussalam Province and Nias Ditrict ...