#natural disasters

Collection of natural disasters news, found 236 news.

5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Lebak without tsunami potential

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale that rocked Lebak district, Banten Province, on Friday (7/12) at ...

One student injured, two unconscious in West Nusa Tenggara`s earthquake

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Province, on Thursday morning, led to one student ...

Mataram earthquake triggers panic among city`s residents

The 5.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Province, on Thursday, at around 8:02 a.m. local ...

Police, military chief lead roll call ceremony over 2019 elections

National Police Chief Gen Tito Karnavian and Commander of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto ...

Campaigners ask government to support UN resolution to halt child marriage

Campaigners have joined the civil network of Koalisi 18+ to call the Indonesian government to support the United ...

Indonesia to establish disaster preparedness village in Dieng plateau

Minister of Social Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa revealed that the ministry is contemplating on establishing a ...

NASR launches emergency number for immediate search and rescue assistance

The Indonesian National Agency of Search and Relief (NASR, formerly BASARNAS) announced today that its emergency ...

Greenpeace Indonesia protests US climate policy

Greenpeace Indonesia staged a protest in front of the US embassy here on Wednesday over the decision of President ...

Arctic exploration opened for Indonesia: Russian academic

The exploration of the Arctics natural resources has been opened to countries around the world, including Indonesia, ...

Landslide in East Luwu claims seven lives

A landslide triggered by downpour, on Friday morning, killed seven people and seriously injured seven others in the ...

University of Indonesia successfully creates research innovations on disaster mitigation

The University of Indonesias (UI) teaching staff and students have successfully developed and created several ...

Kalla asks PMI volunteers to be ready for overseas deployment

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asked volunteers from the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) to be ready for an overseas ...

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 ...

Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced heavy rainy season

Indonesia was hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon last year and has been described by experts as one of the ...

Indonesia govt optimistic of achieving its tourism target in 2015

The Indonesian government is optimistic that it will achieve the target of attracting 10 million foreign tourists this ...