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Mt Slamet still on alert status

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said on Sunday Mount Slamet which straddles the five districts of ...

Mt. Merapi rumbles spewing volcanic material to nearby areas

Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java, rumbled on Sunday morning, spewing some volcanic materials such as ash and ...

Indonesia encourages tourists to explore eastern destinations

Indonesia is a large archipelago comprising more than 13 thousand islands and extending over 5,120 kilometers from its ...

Geologic agency to install device to monitor Merapi`s CO2 level

The Geologic Disaster Investigation and Technology Development Agency (BPPTKG) will install a device at the peak of ...

Lake Toba officially declared as Toba Caldera Geopark

President Susilo Yudhoyono officially designated Lake Toba as Toba Caldera Geopark, in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on ...

732 Sinabung evacuees refuse to return home

As many as 732 evacuees from Mount Sinabungs eruption in Karo district, North Sumatra, refused to leave the disaster ...

Mt Slamet`s status raised to alert level

The Indonesian authorities have raised the status of Mount Slamet in Central Java from normal to alert level as of 9 ...

18,002 evacuees from mount sinabung eruptions still taking shelter

Many evacuees from the Mount Sinabung eruptions in North Sumatras Karo district have returned home, with nearly 18 ...

Tourists, local people join hands in Borobudur temple cleanup

When Mount Kelud erupted on February 13, it spewed millions of cubic meters of volcanic materials mainly gravels and ...

Indonesian govt spends Rp3.6 billion on Mt Kelud eruption victims

The Social Ministry deployed various humanitarian aids worth Rp3.6 Billion to help the victims of Mount Keluds ...

Mount Kelud evacuees allowed to return home

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has allowed evacuees to return to their homes on the slope of Mount ...

More assistance for Mt Sinabung evacuees from US

U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Robert O. Blake Jr. provided an additional US$200 thousand dollars for logistic support ...

Mt Kelud`s cold lava inundates farming areas

Cold lava streaming from Mount Kelud and flowing into River Konto inundated farming areas in Kandangan sub-district, ...

Mt Kelud`s volcanic materials pose danger of floods

Around 50 million cubic meters of Mount Keluds volcanic materials have posed danger of flooding in areas around the ...

Protected forests destroyed by Mt Kelud`s eruption

Mount Keluds eruption last Thursday has damaged 70 percent of protected forests within a radius of three kilometers ...