#rainy season

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House Speaker condoles deaths of residents in Tarakan landslides

Chief of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Puan Maharani has expressed condolences to the families of ...

Downpour-triggered landslides kill 14 in Tarakan, North Kalimantan

Landslides caused by unremitting heavy rains hit four locations in Tarakan and claimed 14 lives in the wee hours of ...

Indonesia readies health protocols to be applied at refugee shelters

Indonesia’s Health Ministry is readying health protocols to be applied at refugee shelters to thwart potential ...

Govt bolsters surveillance system in wake of pandemic, flooding

The Ministry of Health is streamlining the surveillance system for early detection of cases to deal with the threat of ...

Raising awareness of hydrometeorological disasters crucial: expert

Dr Indra Permanajati of the General Soedirman University (Unsoed) reminded of the importance of preparing mitigatory ...

Central Jakarta city prepares 34 shelters in anticipation of flooding

High-intensity rainfall over the past few days has prompted the Central Jakarta city government to set up 34 temporary ...

Sukabumi declares emergency status following flash floods

The Sukabumi district government has declared a disaster emergency response status until September 27, 2020 in Cicurug, ...

BMKG cautions of extreme weather during transitional season

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of extreme weather during the transition from dry ...

Improvement in retail sales in July despite contractionary phase: BI

Retail sales continued improving despite a contractionary phase, reflected in the Real Sales Index (IPR) from July 2020 ...

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Indonesia's weather is a study in contrasts

Indonesia is preparing anticipatory measures against extreme weather events as it is prone to hydro-meteorological ...

300 infiltration wells installed in C Jakarta to prevent flooding

The Central Jakarta Water Resource Agency has established 300 vertical drainages, in the form of infiltration wells, in ...

URBN to assist in Ciliwung river naturalization

PT Urban Jakarta Propertindo Tbk (URBN) plans to normalize a 500-meter stretch of the Ciliwung River through its ...

Southern Indonesia's regions arid, equator still receiving rains: BMKG

Dry season has set in most of Indonesia's southern part, though high rainfall can potentially still be received in ...

Dengue fever cases reach 71,633 until July 8: Health Ministry

Indonesia's Health Ministry has recorded 71,633 cases of dengue fever in total across Indonesia as of July 8 this ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...