Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has recently called on local officials to prepare for potential hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods and landslides, as the peak of the rainy season approaches.
One person was killed and two others went missing following a flood in Parigi Moutong regency, Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia, the country's national disaster management agency reported on June 23.
At least 28 people have been reportedly killed and four others gone missing in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in West Sumatra province of Indonesia on late May 11.
Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is setting up mobile laboratories at airports, seaports and border checkpoints around the country to test arrivals for COVID-19.
At least five people were killed and three others went missing during floods that have crippled much of Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta, a disaster agency official said on February 26.
Malaysia on February 3 sent an AirAsia flight to China’s Wuhan city to bring home 141 citizens, and donated 500,000 pairs of gloves to China to assist in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
Indonesian authorities have banned residents and trekkers from doing activities within 3km from the summit of Mount Merapi, as the volcano located between Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces spewed hot lava on August 14.
Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has called on local authorities to map out plans to deal with effects of unusual weather this year.
As of August 3 night, five people were killed and four others were injured after a 6-9 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Banten province a day earlier.
The death toll from a strong earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province has climbed to 832, and the figure is expected to increase, said according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on September 30.
