#natural disasters

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President wants long-term solution to Garut disaster

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) wants a long-term solution to recurring natural disasters, especially the flash floods ...

Relief aid, equipment rushed to victims of Garut flooding

Indonesia is in mourning following the tragedy in Garut District, West Java Province, where flash floods have led to ...

Govt preparing steps to face floods, landslides

The government held a coordination meeting on Friday to discuss anticipatory steps to be taken in the face of possible ...

Media has important role in handling natural disasters: Minister Khofifah

Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa believes that the media has a crucial role in handling ...

500 Indonesian soldiers conduct joint exercise with Malaysian counterparts

Some 500 Indonesian soldiers will take part in a joint exercise with their Malaysian counterparts in Tanjung Gelang, ...

Social service minister inaugurates Banser disaster response team

Social Service Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa inaugurated the disaster response team of Barisan Ansor Serbaguna ...

New ways to lower investment risk seek to propel climate action

As small-scale farmers around the world seek to cope with climate change by adopting drought-resistant crops or ...

Draft revision of 2016 state budget subject to revision: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has stated that the draft revision of the 2016 state budget must be evaluated after the ...

Rescue workers retrieve four more bodies of landslide victims

Workers of a joint rescue team on Tuesday found four more bodies of landslide victims in Purworejo District, Central ...

Mount Semeru reopened for hikers

The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park authority on Tuesday reopened the hiking track along Mount Semeru in East Java ...

President instructs parties to coordinate to help landslide, flood victims

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed his ministers and related officials to coordinate to assist the victims ...

Number of dead victims in Java`s landslides reaches 31

Rescuers found seven dead victims out of the 26 persons reported missing in floods and landslides that hit 16 ...

24 killed in Central Java`s floods, landslides

A total of 24 people were killed and 26 others were reported missing in floods and landslides that hit 16 districts in ...

No substantial damage caused by earthquake

The government of Padang Panjang town, West Sumatra, is yet to receive reports from the community of any concrete ...

Indonesia calls for prioritizing efforts to prevent humanitarian crisis

The Indonesian delegation to the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, has called for prioritizing efforts ...