#natural disaster

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Japan`s demand for Indonesia`sidat increases

The Japanese demand for young `sidat` (eel, anguilla) fish from Indonesia is increasing after the country was recently ...

Minister presents aid for Medan flood victims

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono presented financial assistance amounting to Rp300 million to ...

Japan still main destination of RI`s fish exports

Japan remains Indonesia`s main aquaculture export destination despite the major natural disaster that devastated the ...

Landslide damaged tens of houses at Deli Serdang

At least 15 houses in Damak Maliho hamlet in Deli Serdang district, North Sumatra, were heavily damaged after being ...

13 killed in flashfloods in Paniai, Papua

Thirteen people were reported to have been killed following flashfloods in Paniai, Papua. "According to latest ...

Flood-related death toll reaches 21

Thailand`s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on Friday reported a cumulative total of 21 flood-related ...

Police mobilize two personnel to help flood victims

North Sumatra Police have mobilized personnel to help flood victims in the province, a police spokesman said. ...

Flood reaches height of up to two meters in Medan

Floods that have hit Medan since Thursday evening, reach a height of up to two meters and force hundreds of people to ...

Deadly flood kills a villager

The body of a resident who was carried by the strong water currents in Padamulya village, West Java province, was ...

Kalla hopes RI to learn from Japan in dealing with post-disaster situation

Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jusuf Kalla expressed his hope that Indonesia could learn from Japan in ...

Mt Merapi`s cold lava victims to get shelters

Sleman district government has pledged to build new shelters for its people, whose houses have been damaged or ...

Myanmar Releases Up-date Quake Death Toll at 73

The Myanmar authorities released the up-date revised death toll of Thursday`s major earthquake which was aired by the ...

Japan death toll tops 10,000: Kyodo

The death toll from a massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan`s northeast coast topped 10,000 on Friday, ...

Japanese tourists visiting Indonesia to decrease in next two months

The number of Japanese tourists visiting Indonesia is predicted to decrease over the next two-three months due to the ...

ASEAN to have disaster mitigation center

ASEAN will have a natural disaster mitigation center in Jakarta called ASEAN Human Assistance Center slated to be ...