A series of earthquakes on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia on 28 September, 2018, triggered a tsunami that flooded northern parts of the island, causing widespread damage and destruction.…
At least 1 person has died and 1,781 people have been affected by floods and landslides in Bogor Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. Local disaster management authorities said that heavy…
Thousands of people have been affected by landslides and flooding in three provinces of Indonesia over the last few days. Three people died and another was injured after a landslide…
At least 3,000 people have been forced to evacuate their homes after flooding in the province of West Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. The floods came after 2 hours of torrential…
Flooding and landslides have affected wide areas of the island of Java in Indonesia since 22 February, 2018. At least 15 people have died in 2 separate landslides. Meanwhile widespread…
A landslide in Central Java Province, Indonesia, has left 7 people dead and 13 missing. Triggered by days of heavy rain, the landslide struck in Pasir Panjang, Brebes Regency on…
This month’s tragic mudslides in Montecito, California are a reminder that natural hazards lurk on the doorsteps of many U.S. homes, even in affluent communities. Similar events occur every year…
JAKARTA, Dec 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Whenever floods hit her one-room shack in northern Jakarta, Irma Susanti hangs her most precious furniture – a bed and a table –…
National Disaster officials in Indonesia said that 11 people died in flooding and landslides early on Tuesday 28 November in East Java Province. The flooding and landslides came after more…
At least 2 people died in flash floods in West Nusa Tenggara province of central Indonesia on Sunday 19 November. Spokesman of national disaster management agency Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said…
Heavy rainfall in areas of Indonesia since 03 November 2017 has caused flooding and landslides in several provinces, according to the country’s Disaster Prevention Agency (BNPB). At least 9 deaths…
BANGKOK, Sept 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indonesia’s bustling capital, Jakarta, is sinking faster than any other city in the world. But an ambitious plan to build a giant wall…
BANGKOK, July 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) outlines the dramatic changes Asia-Pacific…
Recent floods in three provinces on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, have left at one dead and 3 missing, with over a dozen homes destroyed and thousands of people displaced. Indonesian Meteorological…
The frequency and severity of coastal flooding throughout the world will increase rapidly and eventually double in frequency over the coming decades even with only moderate amounts of sea level…
At least 7 people have died in Indonesia after a period of heavy rain from 11 May caused landslides and floods in several provinces on the islands of Sulawesi, Borneo…
