Indonesian authorities have issued an aviation warning after Mount Merapi on the island of Java erupted on October 14, spewing a column of ash up to 3km high.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) on August 4 warned that 4-6m waves may attack some areas, including the waters of Bengkulu-Enggano island.
At least 10 people were dead and eight others missing after flashfloods swept through parts of Sumatra island, the Indonesian province of Bengkulu on April 26, according to the provincial disaster mitigation committee.
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) of Indonesia has warned of potential natural disasters such as floods, landslides and whirlwinds as the Southeast Asian country is entering the peak of the rainy season.
A passenger jet of Lion Air has been involved in another accident, just more than a week after a plane from the Indonesian airline crashed with the loss of all 189 people on board.
Indonesia’s Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 27 hotspots with risk of forest fire in seven provinces of Sumatra archipelago, according to the Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
An earthquake measuring 6.6 richter scale struck off Bengkulu province, western Indonesia on August 13, the local meteorology and geophysics agency said.
The Indonesian Government plans to launch an auction for six geothermal projects, which have a combined capacity of 255 megawatts and total investment capital of 1.02 billion USD, in September this year.
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shocked west Indonesia on the morning of June 2, killing one person and injuring 14 others. The quake also damaged several houses but no tsunami warning has been issued.
Due to illegal hunting and deforestation over the years, the number of
rhinos have diminished from about 800 individuals to just 100, Executive
Director of Yayasan Badak Indonesia (YABI) Widodo Ramono was quoted as
saying by a Jakarta-based Vietnam News Agency reporter.