#volcanic

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Evacuee count following Mt Merapi eruption increases to 203

The number of people fleeing the eruption of Mount Merapi in Glagaharjo Sub-district, Kapanewon Cangkringan, rose to ...

PMI distributes hazmat suits in Mount Merapi's disaster zones

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) dispensed several thousand hamzat suits and face shields to protect affected residents ...

PMI dispatches two Hagglunds to Mount Merapi's disaster zones

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) dispatched two Hagglunds to areas potentially affected by Mount Merapi's escalating ...

50 villagers residing on slopes of active Mount Merapi evacuated

Some 50 villagers, largely toddlers, pregnant women, and seniors, residing on Mount Merapi’s slopes were ...

Floods inundate 126 homes in South Solok, West Sumatra

Floods triggered by unremitting torrential rains that led to the Batang Pangian and Batang Geringging rivers to ...

Mount Sinabung spews clouds of hot ash again

Mount Sinabung in Karo district, North Sumatra province, spewed clouds of hot ash for the second consecutive day on ...

Mt Sinabung spews another burst of hot ash; alert sounded

Mount Sinabung in Karo district, North Sumatra again spewed clouds of hot ash on Friday, according to the Volcanology ...

Tens of houses in Bangka Belitung Islands ravaged by whirlwind

A whirlwind that swept through two neighborhood areas of Belinyu Sub-district, Bangka District, Bangka Belitung ...

Volcanic ash from Mt Sinabung affects N Sumatra's three sub-districts

Three sub-districts were affected by volcanic ash and hot clouds that arose after Mount Sinabung in Karo, North ...

UNESCO names three other Indonesian biosphere reserves

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named three other Indonesian biosphere ...

Tremors of Pangandaran earthquake felt until Yogyakarta

Tremors of the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted southwest of Pangandaran District on Sunday morning were felt by ...

5.9-magnitude earthquake rocks West Java's Pangandaran district

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest of Pangandaran District in West Java Province on Sunday morning but it did ...

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Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced hydrometeorological disasters

The onset of monsoons in most Indonesian regions in September have also triggered flooding in several provinces, ...

Two shallow quakes jolt West Sumatra's Mentawai Islands

Two moderate earthquakes struck Mentawai Islands district in West Sumatra province on Monday afternoon. There were no ...

Indonesia records 2,276 natural disasters since early January

Indonesia recorded a total of 2,276 natural disasters in the year ending October 17, 2020, according to the National ...