Indonesia started 2020 with flood waters inundating parts of the capital Jakarta and surrounding areas, killing at least 67 people and displacing 300,000. This is something that Jakarta and other…
BANGKOK, Jan 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 200 Jakarta residents have filed a lawsuit against the governor of Indonesia’s capital as they seek to hold authorities responsible over…
At least 1 person has died after flash floods in South Sulawesi, on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Flooding struck on 12 January, 2020. The worst affected area was Barru…
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indonesia’s flood-hit capital Jakarta must protect and plant trees, stop extracting so much groundwater, and develop long-term plans together with surrounding towns…
As the disastrous floods in Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta continue, heavy rain elsewhere in the country has caused deadly flash flooding and landslides in Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province.…
Update 04 January 2020 Disaster authorities report that, as of 04 January 2020, a total of 53 people have now died in flooding and landslides in Greater Jakarta since disaster…
Massive flooding in Jakarta Metropolitan Area in Indonesia has left 21 people dead and thousands displaced. Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported flooding in 268 locations across the metro…
At least 5 people are missing after flash floods in North Labuhan Batu Regency, North Sumatra province, Indonesia. Flooding hit the villages of Pematang and Hatapang in North Labuhan Batu…
At least 6 people have died in Indonesia‘s Riau Province after heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides over the last few days. Days of heavy rain caused several rivers…
Disaster authorities in Indonesia report that flooding has affected parts of West Sumatra and Central Sulawesi provinces over the last few days. West Sumatra In West Sumatra, flash floods hit…
Thousands of homes have been damaged by flooding in parts Peninsula Malaysia and northern areas of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, after heavy rainfall over the last few days. Indonesia…
LONDON, 9 September, 2019 – Spare a thought for the poorer residents of Jakarta, Indonesia’s sprawling capital city. If your house on the Indonesian coast is threatened by the ocean…
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Asian Development Bank have joined forces to help the Indonesian government use satellite information to guide the redevelopment following the earthquake and tsunami…
The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) have released their annual disaster statistics report for 2018. According to CRED’s figures, in 2018, there were 315 natural disaster…
Flooding has affected over 35,000 people in Samarinda City in East Kalimantan Province in Indonesia, according to local disaster authorities. According to the country’s disaster management agency BNPB (Badan Nasional…
Thousands of people have been displaced by flooding on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi over the last few days, according to the country’s disaster management agency BNPB (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan…
