How to Prepare for a Tsunami
The recent magnitude 7.1 earthquake and subsequent tsunami warning in northern New Zealand reminds us that tsunamis are unpredictable and can strike any time. If you live in a tsunami…
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World Tsunami Awareness Day, November 2016
After the harrowing impact of tsunamis on coastal areas around the Indian Ocean in December 2004 that killed up to 230,000 people, and on the Japanese coast in March 2011…
Indonesia – Garut Floods Death Toll Rises to 33, Search Continues for 20 Missing
The death toll from the flood disaster that struck in Garut Regency, West Java, has now risen to 33. Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) said yesterday that a search…
Updated: Indonesia – Deadly Flash Floods and Landslide in Garut and Sumedang, West Java
Update, 22 September 2016 Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) have reported that the death toll from devastating floods and landslides in West Java province, Indonesia. has now risen to…
Flood Protection Options For Airports
In December 2014, a FloodList article highlighted flooding threats to a number of airports internationally. A Eurocontrol study in 2008 (“Challenges of growth” environmental update study, January 2009) identified some…
Asia Must Invest More in Disaster Risk Reduction Says Red Cross
In an interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Elhadj As Sy, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says Asia must invest more in…
Indonesia – Floods Displace Thousands in Southeast Sulawesi
Floods hit villages in North Konawe regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Saturday 16 July 2016. The country’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that at least 1,354 people have been…
Indonesia – Rivers Overflow in East Java Affecting 50,000
Over 50,000 people have been affected by recent floods in East Java Province, Indonesia after heavy rainfall on 30 June. A period of heavy rain forced several rivers to overflow…
Indonesia Floods and Landslides – 4 Dead in Sulawesi, Death Toll Rises in Central Java
Further floods and landslides in Indonesia, this time in North Sulawesi, have left at least 4 people dead, 1 missing and around 40 houses destroyed. The disaster in North Sulawesi…
Indonesia – Floods and Landslides in Central Java Leave 43 Dead, 19 Missing
At least 16 districts in Indonesia’s Central Java Province were affected by floods and landslides after a period of heavy rain between 17 and 18 June, 2016. Disaster management officials…
Indonesia – Five People Killed, One Missing in Floods in West Java
Five people were killed and one is still missing after flash floods in West Java, Indonesia. The floods occurred in the sub-district of Cisalak, Subang District in West Java, late…
Indonesia – Landslide in North Sumatra Leaves at Least 15 Dead
Indonesia’s Disaster Management Authority (BNPB) say that at least 15 people have died in a landslides triggered by heavy rain in North Sumatra province. Heavy rain has been falling over…
Indonesia – Floods Leave Hundreds Stranded in Padang – 1 Dead After Floods in Magelang
Floods in the city of Padang and Padang Regency in West Sumatra have left hundreds of people stranded, according to Indonesia’s Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). Meanwhile, floods in Magelang Regency…
Indonesia – 2 Dead in Bandung Floods
The Citarum River in Bandung regency, West Java province, Indonesia, once again overflowed causing flooding in as many as 15 districts in the area. At least 2 people have died…
Indonesia – Floods and Landslides Leave 2 Dead, 1 Missing, Hundreds Evacuated
Heavy rain continued affecting several areas of Indonesia over the last week. Media report that over 1,000 homes have suffered damage and hundreds of people have evacuated in parts of…
Indonesia – Floods Leave 1 Dead in Jakarta, 35,000 Affected in Sampang, East Java
Parts of East and West Java, including Jakarta, Indonesia, experienced heavy rain that began on 25 February 2016, causing floods in the two provinces that have left one person dead…
