Mass grave containing hundreds of victims unearthed in Indonesia A mass grave containing the remains of hundreds of tsunami victims has been unearthed in...

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:44:00 +0100panorama-am-en (en)

A mass grave containing the remains of hundreds of tsunami victims has been unearthed in Indonesia , Daily Mail reported. As the source says, the burial site was found during an inspection of land ahead of the building of a clinic in a village on the northwestern tip of the island of Sumatra.

Mass grave containing HUNDREDS of Boxing Day tsunami victims is unearthed in Indonesia

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:03:00 +0100dailymail (en)

15 years after 230,000 died in the disaster The mass burial site found during inspection of building land in a village on the Indonesia n island of Sumatra; It is thought the grave contained the remains of hundreds of victims of devastating 2004 Boxing Day tsunami; Disaster killed more than 230,000....

EU Civil Protection Mechanism

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 04:54:00 +0100EC (en)

The overall objective of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism is to strengthen cooperation between Participating States in the field of civil protection, with a view to improving prevention, preparedness and response to disasters. Through the Mechanism, the European Commission plays a key role in....

Tech Unicorns are real: Tech baffles Indonesian candidate

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:52:00 +0100usaToday (en)

A handout photo made available by Indonesia n Presidential Palace shows Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivering note books to the children at an emergency shelter for the earthquake survivors in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, July 30, 2018.

Press releases

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 04:12:00 +0100EC (en)

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 15 February 2019 The European Commission has released an additional €24 million in humanitarian aid for vulnerable Rohingya refugees and host communities living in Cox's Bazar district, in Bangladesh. Part of the funding will also cover disaster preparedness initiatives in the country.

Satellite shows interconnected system that caused Bali volcano to erupt

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:23:00 +0100terradaily (en)

A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has used satellite technology provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) to uncover why the Agung volcano in Bali erupted in November 2017 after 50 years of dormancy. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, could have....

Satellite Images Reveal Interconnected Plumbing System That Caused Bali Volcano To Erupt

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:41:00 +0100eurasiareview (en)

Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications , could have important implications for forecasting future eruptions in the area. Two months prior to the eruption, there was a sudden increase in the number of small earthquakes occurring around the volcano, triggering the evacuation of 100,000 people.