Indonesia: death toll from flash floods climbs to 89
The death toll from flash floods in Papua province, eastern Indonesia, rose to 89, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said on March 19.
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The death toll from flash floods in Papua province, eastern Indonesia, rose to 89, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said on March 19.
At least 42 people were killed by flash floods in Papua province, eastern Indonesia as of March 17 morning.
Competent agencies on March 14 successfully handled a large bomb and a naval mine discovered in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Ngai.
Malaysia has shut 34 schools after a suspected chemical leak last week in the southern state of Johor left more than 200 children, teachers and others being treated for poisoning, the Ministry of Education announced on March 13.
At least two people were killed and hundreds forced to evacuate due to flooding in many areas of Indonesia while six others are still missing, according to the Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management.
Indonesia’s volcanology agency has urged over 1,000 villagers living in no-go zone of Karangetang volcano in North Sulawesi province to leave the dangerous area as the volcano is spewing hot lava.
A 6.1 magnitude quake struck off the coast of the eastern Philippines on February 8, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
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The Indonesian Government is speeding up construction on temporary houses for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has stated.
Tropical Storm Pabuk made landfall on southern Thailand’s east coast with heavy rain and strong winds, impacting local coastal villages and tourism resorts.
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Indonesian President JokoWidodo on December 23 ordered all relevant government agencies to immediately take emergency response steps, find victims and care for the injured following the December 22 tsunami.
Dozens of hectares of locals’ agricultural production land in the central province of Quang Ngai have been swept away due to landslides along rivers.
Vietnamese central and southern coastal localities have been instructed to take urgent measures to brace for Typhoon Usagi – the ninth storm to hit the East Sea this year said to be heading to the sou
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked competent agencies and forces to issue more warnings and instructions to help local residents take proactive measures against natural disasters.
Landslides caused by Typhoon Yutu have killed five people and buried more than 30 others in mountainous provinces of northern Luzon in the Philippines, as it barreled across the country with heavy rains and strong winds.
The Indonesian Government has announced a plan to build a new city to replace the old city of Palu in Central Sulawesi province, which was recently ravaged by earthquakes and tsunami that killed over 2,000 and forced tens of thousands of others to evacuate.
The United Nations will continue standing side-by-side with Vietnam and providing assistance for its disaster prevention and control efforts, Akiko Fujii, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Country Director in Vietnam, has said.
