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Pandemic an opportunity to strengthen disaster resilience: Widodo

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has offered an opportunity to ...

BNPB reports 657 natural disasters hit Indonesia since early 2021

Indonesia bore witness to 657 natural disasters in the year ending March 1, 2012, that claimed 271 lives, rendered 11 ...

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As La Nina brings disaster, misery, demand for climate action grows

Hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, have been simultaneously witnessed in ...

Indonesia hit by 372 disasters since early 2021: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that a total of 372 natural disasters had impacted Indonesia ...

Downpour-triggered floods submerge 51 villages in Sambas

Unremitting torrential rains unleashed a flood fury that inundated 51 villages in 13 sub-districts in Sambas District, ...

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Indonesia enters 2021 with "abnormal" natural disasters

As a country located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as volcano eruption, ...

Floods swamp residential, office areas in Keerom District, Papua

Floods struck parts of Keerom District in Papua Province, submerging residential and office areas on ...

Emergency status of quake-hit Mamuju Majene extended for 14 days: BNPB

The Indonesian Government has decided to extend the emergency response period for disaster mitigation status in ...

197 natural disasters struck Indonesia during January 1-23

Indonesia had been stricken by a total of 197 natural disasters during the January 1-23 period, according to data of ...

BNPB records 154 disasters in 3 weeks

Indonesia has recorded a total of 154 natural disasters in the first three weeks of 2021, as per data from the National ...

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 ...

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 ...

Indonesia increases number of evacuee camps over La Nina impact

The Indonesian government has increased the number of evacuee camps, especially in disaster-prone areas, as a ...

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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, ...

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 ...