#whirlwinds

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Landslides damage 300 homes in Kulon Progo

At least 300 homes located in the Menoreh Hill area were damaged by landslides that hit the Kulon Progo District, ...

Indonesia faces severe weather warning

Severe weather has hit several regions in Indonesia, triggering hydrological natural disasters, such as floods, ...

Floods submerge 1,000 ha of rice fields in Kulon Progo

Floods submerged 1,000 hectares of rice fields in five sub-districts in Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta special ...

Yogyakarta declares emergency alert status following natural disasters

The Yogyakarta Special Autonomous Provincial Administration has declared an emergency alert status following natural ...

Indonesia hit by more floods in 2017

At least 640 floods have hit Indonesia so far in 2017 or the most frequent ever with largest loss of lives and missing ...

Better efforts needed for disaster preparedness and mitigation

Natural disasters that have hit Indonesia up to June 2017 include floods (37.4 percent), whirlwinds (29.2 percent), ...

Landslide in East Luwu claims seven lives

A landslide triggered by downpour, on Friday morning, killed seven people and seriously injured seven others in the ...

Natural disasters inflict Rp30 trillion loss per year in Indonesia

Indonesia suffers an average of Rp30 trillion in economic losses per year due to natural disasters, Head of the ...

Disasters force people in Sukabumi to evacuate

Residents of two sub-districts, such as Cibadak and Nagrak, of Sukabumi District, West Java Province, were evacuated ...

Yearender - Indonesia records highest number of natural disasters in 2016

Indonesia was battered by 2,342 natural disasters in 2016, the highest in the past 14 years, making it one of the most ...

Relief aid, equipment rushed to victims of Garut flooding

Indonesia is in mourning following the tragedy in Garut District, West Java Province, where flash floods have led to ...

Jakarta braces for flooding during peak rainy season

The Jakarta administration is intensifying efforts to normalize sewage systems in the capital city as the rainy season ...

Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced heavy rainy season

Indonesia was hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon last year and has been described by experts as one of the ...

Landslides, No. 1 Killer in Indonesia in 2014

Being located in the Pacifics ring of fire and comprising over 17 thousand islands, Indonesia is prone to natural ...

Landslide forces hundreds of Wonosobo villagers to evacuate

A landslide hit Garung Lor village in Sukoharjo sub-district, Wonosob District, Central Java Province, on Saturday, ...