Pluit Reservoir water level already on status Alert I. However, the condition of some of the sluice in Jakarta, Depok, Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi are still safe. Pluit Reservoir Elevation was not because of the water upstream. “The others safe, I just stand in Pluit Reservoir,” said public service officer Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Jakarta, […]
Fire, allegedly started by reckless land clearing activities, has ravaged through two conservation forest areas in Riau. According to data from the Riau Natural Resource Conservation Center (BBKSDA), the two areas were Bungkuk conservation hill in Kampar regency and the Nature Tourism Park in Dumai city.
Mangroves in North Aceh experienced significant area depreciation. This happens due to land use changes that mostly to made ponds. “It is estimated that only 3,000 hectares of protected forest remaining today”, said Head of Forestry and Plantation of North Aceh, Eddi Sofiyan. [Read full text on Aceh Terkini]
Floods and signal problems at Jakarta Kota Station in North Jakarta caused severe delays and service disruptions on Wednesday, with many passengers giving up on their travel plans and leaving the station. Located in Jakarta’s old Dutch colonial core, the station is one of the main rail hubs serving the region. Trains from Bogor to Jakarta were […]
While the eruptions from Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra show no signs of ending, people began to fear that Mount Kelud in Kediri, East Java could soon follow suit. Warnings were circulating through cell phone messaging applications on Tuesday, stating that Mt. Kelud’s status had reached high alert. The messages were accompanied by a […]
Until now floods still inundate several areas in Central Java. Some of the flooded areas are already submerged more than a week. As a result, thousands of people still persist in many places of refuge. It was submitted by the Head of Data Information and Public Relations of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB), […]
Approximately 600 residents of Kampung Pulo, Kampung Melayu, Jatinegara sub-district, East Jakarta, have left their shelters. They have returned to their respective houses since Saturday afternoon, January 25. Head of Kampung Melayu, Bambang Pangestu, said that approximately 600 refugees had returned to their houses. “The flood has started to recede, so they returned to their houses,” […]
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted the southern part of Central Java, to be exact 104 kilometer of southwest of Kebumen, Central Java, or 147 kilometer southwest of Yogyakarta, earlier today at 12:14 Western Indonesian Time. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s (BNPB) spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said the quake’s epicenter was inside the […]
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has jolted the Central Java city of Kebumen and its surrounding areas. No destruction from the quake has been reported. “The tremor felt quite strong. Even some motorcycles swayed in the quake,” said Sunardi, a resident of Semondo Village, Gombong sub-district, Kebumen, Saturday, January 25, 2014.
Iing Lisnawati, a resident of Rawajati subdistrict in Pancoran, South Jakarta, smiled bitterly as she pointed her finger at flooded houses, including her home, near the Ciliwung River. During the past week, the mother of two has been living in a building at the Binawan Institute of Health Sciences, located near the flyover on Jl. Kalibata […]
