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Jakarta 9 months ago
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Jakarta braces for floods, landslides over holiday season
According to a forecast from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Jakarta is expected to see intense rain and strong winds between Friday and Monday. In the past days, winds were recorded blowing at a speed of up to 55 kilometers per hour in Jakarta, above the normal average of below 30 km per hour.
Archipelago 9 months ago
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Authorities are working to identify 11 bodies found floating off Riau coast
The head of the Rokan Hilir Police Water and Air Unit, Adj. Comr. Charisma Fajar Angkasa Putra, said local fishermen discovered the bodies at multiple locations between Nov. 7 and early December.
Archipelago 9 months ago
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Southern Indonesia brace for floods, extreme weather as cyclone threat looms
Several regions in southern Indonesia are bracing for potential floods, landslides and extreme weather following the discovery of a new cyclone seed that has already affected Bali and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), heightening urgency for disaster preparedness.
Archipelago 9 months ago
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BMKG flags cyclone risk, extreme weather during year-end holidays
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said tropical cyclone seeds could emerge across several regions in southern Indonesia between the second week of December and early January, which may dissipate or intensify into a full-fledged cyclone.
Archipelago 9 months ago
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At least 61 killed as landslides, flooding devastate 3 provinces in Sumatra
Authorities continue to face significant challenges reaching affected communities in Sibolga and North and South Tapanuli, as landslides have blocked key access roads at multiple locations, severely delaying relief and evacuation efforts.
Archipelago 10 months ago
Death toll from Central Java landslide rises to 18
A landslide in the city of Cilacap last week buried a dozen houses in Cibeunying village, the disaster mitigation agency said. Search and rescue efforts were challenging as people were buried 3 to 8 metres (10 to 25 feet) deep, it said.
Archipelago 10 months ago
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20 missing after landslide hits village in Central Java
BNPB head Lt. Gen. Suharyanto said a joint team of around 200 personnel, comprising the local search and rescue agency, the Cilacap Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), the Indonesian Red Cross, the military, police and local residents, had been working around the clock to search for survivors believed to be buried under the debris.
Archipelago 10 months ago
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Five killed, two missing as hydrometeorological disasters strike East Java
On Wednesday afternoon, torrential rain on Mount Semeru triggered a massive lahar, a cold volcanic mudflow, along the Regoyo River in Lumajang regency, destroying a 150-meter embankment and a bridge.
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