Cianjur, W Java (ANTARA) - Hundreds of houses in five sub-districts of Cianjur District, West Java, got submerged due to an overflowing river, secretary of the Cianjur District Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Rudi Wibowo stated on Tuesday.No casualties were reported, but dozens of families were fo...
Flooding in Tanah Laut affecting 1,312 residents: BNPB
Source: ANTARADate: March 9, 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that 1,312 people from 428 families were affected by flooding in Tanah Laut District, South Kalimantan Province, Tuesday. Acting Head of the Disaster Data, Information, and Communicatio...
Floods and landslides hit 64 points in Sukabumi City, West Java
Source: ANTARADate: February 18, 2022 Sukabumi, West Java (ANTARA) - Heavy rains that flushed Sukabumi City, West Java, on Thursday, triggered floods and landslides at 64 points according to data from the local Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and is still being handled by joint officers."...
Climate change and flooding: everything you need to know.
We might have heard, read, or learned a lot about climate change that is challenging us on an alarming level. Some of the effects of climate change may show gradually, and some may come in a short time, intense and flushing, like a flood. What is the relation of the extreme climate phenomenon like h...
Jayapura Evacuates Residents Affected by Three-meter-high Floodwaters
Source: ANTARADate: January 7, 2022 Jayapura (ANTARA) - The Jayapura City Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) deployed three rubber boats and a multi-purpose truck to evacuate residents impacted by three-meter-high floodwaters swamping the Youtefa Market Area, Jayapura City, Papua Province.De...
Flood-free Jakarta
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: December 18, 2021 The recent controversy surrounding the Jakarta administration's construction of catchment tanks across the city, except North Jakarta, only shows the complexity of flood prevention in such a densely populated city, where concrete has replaced rice fiel...
BPBD evacuates flood victims in West Lombok district
Source: ANTARADate: December 6, 2021. W Lombok, W Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) - The evacuation of flood victims in West Lombok district is still on, head of the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Sahdan said here on Monday. "According to a recent report, West L...
Storm Surge Likely Worsened Coastal Flooding in Java Island, Says Expert
Source: TEMPODate: December 6, 2021. TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) on Sunday revealed the flooding abnormality in Java Island's northern coastal regions such as North Jakarta, Indramayu, Tangerang, Bekasi, and the Thousand Islands compared t...
PUPR Ministry-HATHI prepare measures for dealing with La Nina
Source: ANTARADate: October 30, 2021. Surabaya (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) and the Indonesian Hydraulic Engineers Association (HATHI) have prepared several measures for tackling La Nina storms that can cause flooding in Indonesia, an official has informed. "As p...
As La Nina Returns, Indonesia Braces for Flooding, Landslides
Source: TEMPODate: October 31, 2021. TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warns of high precipitation that may trigger hydrometeorological disasters as a weak La Nina event is currently re-emerging over Indonesia for the second consecutive year. La Nina...
BMKG cautions of La Nina-triggered high precipitation
Source: ANTARADate: October 23, 2021. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Head Dwikorita Karnawati cautioned of high precipitation that could trigger hydrometeorological disasters, as La Nina is developing over Indonesia. Weak La Nina has been developing in Octo...
Floods Inundate Three Villages in Gorontalo, 275 Families Affected
Source: CNN IndonesiaDate: September 17, 2021 Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - Floods submerged three villages in Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province on Friday (17/9) afternoon. A total of 275 families (KK) with a total of 929 residents were affected by the flood. The three flooded villages were Tolite Vi...
Indonesia expected to enter rainy season in September
Source: XinhuaDate: August 26, 2021 JAKARTA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) - Indonesia would gradually enter the rainy season starting in September, said Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), urging authorities particularly in regions prone to hydrometeorological disasters to pr...
Kapuas Hulu Flood: 19 Thousand People Affected, 1,681 Evacuated
Source: CNN IndonesiaDate: July 18, 2021 Jakarta, CNN Indonesia -- The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded an increasing number of residents affected by the flooding of Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, by 7,357 families (KK) or 19,121 people. "19,121 people spread across several sub-dis...
Act now to protect Indonesia's sinking cities from climate change
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Date: 30 March 2021 Heavy groundwater extraction, compounded by worsening floods as the climate warms, raises the prospect of lost land and forced relocation Last month the Indonesian city of Pekalongan trended in the global media when severe river flooding caused ...