Indonesian Rescuers Halt Evacuation Due to Bad Weather
Indonesian rescuers have retrieved four more bodies as they resumed their search for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 21.
President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Suharyanto, to act quickly to handle the floods and
Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs in collaboration with the National Food Agency (Bapanas) and the Central Java provincial government, distributed aid to
The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Pekalongan, Central Java, has risen to 19, with two more bodies found on Wednesday (Jan 22), according to Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).
The event took place yesterday in the city of Pekalongan. Rescuers are looking for missing people and survivors but rescue operations are hampered by adverse weather conditions. The authorities have w
Torrential rains Monday caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through villages in Central Java province, as mud, rocks and trees tumbled down on mountainside hamlets.
The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday, a search and rescue agency official said.
Torrential rain caused the landslide, and heavy rain and fog were hindering rescue efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Intense rainfall in a mountainous area near Pekalongan city sparked the landslide on Monday, collapsing bridges and burying cars and houses.
Around 500 rescuers from the Search and Rescue Agency, the Indonesian Military, the Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and local residents are working tirelessly to search for victims buried under debris in Kasimpar village,
Entering the third day, the death toll of the landslide in the Petungkriono district, Pekalongan, increased to 20 from the previous 17 victims.