#SUMATRA FLOODS

The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs is providing satellite-based emergency internet access in 10 spots in Sumatra following the catastrophic floods and landslides that hit ...

Indonesia’s food affairs chief ordered state logistics agency Bulog to deliver twice the required volume of basic goods to flood- and landslide-hit areas across three Sumatra provinces. ...

Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry has set up a command post and emergency tents in North Tapanuli to speed relief after floods and landslides killed dozens across North Sumatra.Director General ...

State logistics agency Bulog has stepped up efforts to support flood and landslide victims in Sumatra, among others, by distributing 73.19tons of rice to communities in Aceh affected by the ...

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has ordered regional governments to urgently map disaster-prone areas as floods and landslides intensify across Indonesia in recent weeks.Karnavian said the ...

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) distributed logistical and emergency response assistance worth Rp32.6 billion (US$1.96 million) in Aceh between 2023 and 2025."This assistance ...

Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Masaki Yasushi expressed admiration for Indonesia’s cultural richness during his nearly two-year tenure as ambassador. Speaking at a media briefing at the ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has informed that forest and land fires (karhutla) accounted for around 60 percent of all disasters recorded in Indonesia during the week from July 27 ...

The Mount Marapi Volcano Post urged residents living around the slopes of Mount Marapi in Agam and Tanah Datar Districts, West Sumatra Province, to increase their vigilance."Rain is currently ...

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has disbursed financial aidworth Rp3.72 billion (US$222 thousand) to be used for repairing 80 houses, damaged by the cold lava ...