#SUMATRA FLOODS

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 ...

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) will continue prioritizingweather modification operations based on comprehensive analysis this year to control rain and reduce disaster potential in ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has urged all regional governments at the provincial, district, and city levels to develop an understanding of the disaster risks in their respective ...

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has said that the installation of early warning systems (EWS) in several rivers that originate from Mount Marapi must be accompanied by ...

West Sumatra has prepared 3.8 hectares of land to relocate Tanah Datar district residents whose homes were severely damaged by floods or were in the red zone of Mount Marapi's cold lava flow. ...

The flood and landslide handling operations in Ogan Komering Ulu (OKU), South Sumatra, has entered the recovery phase, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). Abdul Muhari, ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) will soon build 200 houses for residents whose homes were damaged or had become uninhabitable due to cold lava floods from Mount Marapi, West ...