#torrential rains

Collection of torrential rains news, found 213 news.

President extends aid to flood victims in North Sulawesi

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has extended emergency aid such as foods and medicines to people affected by floods ...

47 sub-districts in Sukabumi prone to landslides

All the 47 sub-districts of the Sukabumi District, in the West Java province, are susceptible to landslides, according ...

16 killed in N Sulawesi floods and landslides

At least 16 people fell victim to Wednesdays floods and landslides in Indonesias North Sulawesi province. On ...

Grandmother killed after being hit by falling tree

A grandmother, identified as Wa Guda (70), died in a garden here on Thursday, after being struck by a falling tree as ...

Rescuers find one dead flood victim in Manado

The joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team on Thursday found a dead victim of the floods, which have hit Manado, North ...

President Yudhoyono calls for optimum efforts to handle floods

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appealed to all ministries and government institutions to use all their ...

Annual floods hit parts of Indonesia

Typically, January and February are the peak months of the rainy season in Indonesia, which mostly results in flooding ...

40 thousand residents displaced by flood-landslide in North Sulawesi

At least 40 thousand residents have been displaced by flash floods and landslides in the North Sulawesi region, ...

President Yudhoyono chairs plenary cabinet meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired a plenary cabinet meeting to discuss three important issues - economic ...

Government to modify weather to avert flooding in Jakarta

The government plans to conduct weather modification in order to redistribute rains in Jakarta and its surrounding ...

Jakarta flood problem cannot be resolved overnight

The floods, which repeatedly strike Jakarta and its neighboring areas with sickening regularity almost every year, is ...

Flood forces 5,125 Jakarta residents to evacuate

Torrential rains since Sunday, Jan.12 that lead to floods in the capital city, have forced 5,125 Jakarta residents to ...

Death toll in S. Philippine flooding climbs to 7

The death toll from flooding caused by torrential rains in southern Philippines climbed to seven, the National ...

Sluice gate on high alert following heavy downpours in Bogor

Heavy downpours in Bogor and Puncak region increased the water debit of Ciliwung River and caused the water level of ...

Chile reopens Peru border after mine incident

Chile reopened its border with Peru Wednesday after closing it this week when torrential rains washed land mines onto ...