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View all search resultsMeteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati said that while the overall chance of rainfall had decreased as Indonesia transitioned to the dry season, several atmospheric factors made for a continued risk of extreme weather across the country.
The national weather agency found out on Wednesday that its budget for this year had been slashed 50 percent, giving the lie to an earlier assurance from the presidential spokesman that the reduction would not be so large.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned in a statement on Thursday that most parts of the archipelago were forecast to experience heavy rain with strong winds until Feb. 13, due to the influence of Tropical Cyclone Taliah in the Indian Ocean to the south, as well as a tropical depression identified as 95W in the western Pacific Ocean.
Extreme rain with lightning and strong winds on Tuesday and Wednesday disrupted flights at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, with authorities diverting at least 23 flights to other airports for safety reasons.
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