#state of emergency

Collection of state of emergency news, found 219 news.

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Haze forces cancellation of 33 flights at Pekanbaru

As many as 33 flights to and from Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru were ...

Riau governor announces state of emergency after air pollution surges

Riau Governor Syamsuar has declared a state of emergency over air pollution caused by land and forest fires in the ...

NGOs send open letter to President Jokowi over forest fires

Several NGOs have sent an open letter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), urging the government to act concretely in ...

Pekanbaru's 21 health service posts ready to serve haze victims

A total of 21 public health service posts (Puskesmas) in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru are on standby to ...

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Forest fires drive Sumatran tiger from their habitats

Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise ...

Baswedan urges Jakartans to conserve water amid unrelenting dry spell

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan drew the serious attention of the residents of the capital city to conserve water, ...

Sumatran tiger preservation to entail adoption of cultural approach

The comprehensive adoption of a cultural approach is deemed necessary to preserve some 600 Sumatran tigers ...

Satellites identify 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island

The Terra and Aqua Satellites, on Tuesday, at 6 a.m. local time, detected 152 hotspots on Sumatra Island, including 75 ...

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Nearly 50 million Indonesians threatened by extreme drought

An El Niño-induced severe dry spell has cast a pall over 100 districts and cities in Indonesia’s provinces ...

C Kalimantan deploys 750 personnel to prevent forest fires

Central Kalimantan province is deploying a task force consisting of 750 personnel to prevent land and forest fires in ...

4.8 magnitude earthquake rocks southeast Palu

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the southeast of Palu city, Central Sulawesi, on Wednesday at 4:06 a.m. The ...

Italy PM declares state of emergency after bridge collapse

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte declared on Wednesday a state of emergency covering the region around ...

Deadly California wildfire spreads as police report 17 people missing

Police in Northern California searched on Saturday for 17 people listed as missing two days after a deadly wildfire ...

Parents play significant role in education

The fact that children spend much of their time in school than at home does not and should not preclude parents from ...