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Indonesia landslide: Seven dead, 82 missing in West Java provinceA landslide in Indonesia's West Java province has resulted in seven fatalities and 82 missing individuals. The disaster mitigation agency i...
Indonesia flood death toll passes 1,000 as authorities ramp up aidThe disaster, which has hit the northwestern island of Sumatra over the past fortnight, has also injured more than 5,400, the National Disa...
Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra rises to 174Rescuers were hampered by damaged bridges and roads and a lack of heavy equipment. The death toll in North Sumatra province rose to 116, wh...
Indonesia school collapse: At least five dead, dozens trapped as rescuers dig for studentsRescuers in Sidoarjo, Indonesia, searched for 60 teenagers trapped after an Islamic boarding school collapsed. The Al Khoziny school collap...
Bali floods kill nine, disrupt travel and displace hundredsFloods triggered by heavy rains in Bali have killed nine people, left two missing, and displaced nearly 200 of 600 affected residents, Indo...
Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 21The death toll from flash flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 21, an official said Sunday, with six pe...
11 hikers dead after Indonesia volcano erupts, dozen still missingEleven hikers were found dead Monday and another 12 were missing after a volcano erupted in Indonesia, with rescuers racing to carry injure...
Why governments need a well-diversified financial system to deal effectively with natural disastersCountries must adopt a comprehensive risk management strategy to access resources from funding mechanisms to invest in response, recovery, ...
Landslide kills at least 11 in Indonesia's remote Natuna regionThe agency said survivors were being evacuated from the Searasan region, while a search and rescue team had been dispatched to the area. In...
At least 10 dead in Indonesia earthquake as search continuesSix people died in Pasaman district and four in neighboring West Pasaman district,
Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after powerful undersea quakeIndonesia lifted a tsunami alert Tuesday following a magnitude 7.3 undersea earthquake that struck off Flores Island, triggering panic in a...
Synergy among agencies vital in dealing with disasters: Kiren RijijuThe Centre, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is trying to ensure that all development projects like airports are built...
Tremors trigger fears of volcanic eruption in BaliMount Agung, about 75 km from the tourist hub of Kuta, has been rumbling since August and officials have banned people from venturing withi...
PM releases first ever national plan for disaster managementThe National Disaster Management Plan provides a framework and direction for all phases of disaster management -- prevention, mitigation, r...
$5.5 bn fund earmarked for disaster mitigation: Kiren RijijuThe minister said the Union government has "earmarked 10 per cent funds in all development schemes" for disaster mitigation, recovery and i...
Disaster management must be inculcated as an institutional capabilityOnly popular awareness on the possibility of managing disasters can precipitate cooperation among the three tiers of government
Archaeological Survey of India policy to have disaster clauseThe Archaeological Survey of India has included a section on disaster management in the new national conservation policy for protected monu...