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APEC presses for implementation of disaster EWS to save lives

APEC member economies are accelerating the implementation of robust early warning systems (EWS) to strengthen risk ...

South Sulawesi's flooding severely affects 123 Inalipue villagers

The South Sulawesi Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) announced on Sunday that the flash floods that hit Inalipue ...

APEC moves to strengthen disaster risk management

Senior disaster management officials from APEC member economies are intensifying regional cooperation for a more ...

UMI-BMKG collaboration on cards for joint quake research in Samosir

Medan Office to conduct joint earthquake research in Samosir Island. The significance of research projects on ...

Obtain updates on disasters, risk alerts from reliable sources: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) called on Indonesians to update their information regarding natural ...

493 killed in 1,423 natural disaster events this year: BNPB

At least 493 people died and 68 others went missing in 1,423 natural disaster events in different parts of Indonesia ...

East Java's rescuers continue efforts to trace 16 missing residents

A joint team of search and rescue workers on Monday continued their efforts to locate 16 other locals still buried ...

Four residents of Nganjuk buried alive in landslides found: BPBD

Four of the 20 residents buried alive by landslides in Selopura Hamlet, Ngetos Village, Nganjuk, East Java, on Sunday, ...

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Respite for the displaced

Fatimah, a resident of Kurau village in Kurau sub-district, Tanah Laut district, South Kalimantan, said she is ...

VP distributes aid packages to flood-stricken victims of Subang

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin handed out President Joko Widodo's humanitarian aid packages to the flood ...

Murphy Oil Corporation announces strategic sale of Malaysian portfolio in all-cash transaction valued at US$2.127 billion

- Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR) (“Murphy”) announced today that a subsidiary has signed a sale and purchase ...

At least 216 people killed in Mexico quake

At least 216 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake hit central Mexico on Tuesday, with the death toll ...

As sea levels rise, economic damage piles up even faster: Study

As sea levels rise, threatening cities from New York to Shanghai, the economic damage will increase even faster, ...

More than 600,000 people have died due to weather-related disasters over two decades

A new UN-backed report found that in the past 20 years, more than 600,000 people have died as a result of ...

Scale, cost of world humanitarian needs continue to escalate: UN Official

The number of people in need of humanitarian help continues to escalate and this year alone, over 100 million people ...