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 […]
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Flooding in Central Java, Thousands Still Evacuated
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), […]
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The Disappearing Peatlands
THE threat came from a resident of Kutablang, Darul Makmur district, Nagan Raya regency, Aceh. “I will kill the orangutans if they return and eat the shoots of my oil palm trees,” he told Suratman and other activists from environmental foundation Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari (YEL). Suratman, who assists YEL with their activities, told Tempo that the resident was irritated because some […]
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Mantas named as protected species
The Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Minister has declared the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) and oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) as protected fish species as they are facing an increased threat of extinction. “In the beginning of 2014, we have decided on the protection of two manta ray species,” said Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Minister Sharif […]
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Hundreds of Kampung Pulo Residents Return
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,” […]
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Victory at Meulaboh
The Meulaboh District Court in Aceh has upheld the lawsuit by the Environment Ministry against a palm oil company which set fire to peatlands. This is the first such win. ON Tuesday, January 8, Sudaryono was very anxious. Several times from early morning he had phoned the prosecutor and lawyer attending the sitting of the Meulaboh District Court in Aceh where a verdict was about to be handed down. […]
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Earthquake in Kebumen Today Felt along Southern Coasts
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 […]
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6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Java
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.
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Rawajati expecting more floods
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 […]
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City focuses on evacuees, traffic and damaged roads
Residents continued to be evacuated, more districts became inundated and traffic on flooded streets halted following heavy incessant rain on Tuesday. The water level in the Ciliwung River in Kampung Melayu, Jatinegara, East Jakarta rose to 6 meters, flooding eight community units (RW) and 96 neighborhood units (RT), kompas.com reported.