Indonesia: UNICEF Indonesia Humanitarian Situation Report No. 7 (14 January – 15 June 2019)

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:30:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Highlights. • 205,181 people have gained access to safe drinking water. • 480 hygiene promotion sessions have been carried out in 3 districts including distribution of 53,881 hygiene and school sanitation kits to benefit 129,447 people. • 1,770,912 children have been vaccinated against measles and rubella.

EU Civil Protection Mechanism

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 04:32:00 +0200EC (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....

Bali earthquake: 5.1 magnitude quake strike off coast of holiday hotspot AN earthquake has hit near Bali in Indonesia.

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 16:02:00 +0200express (en)

The 5.1 magnitude tremor struck 130 miles off the coast of the holiday hotspot island soon after 2.15pm, and was felt inland. It follows another 5.1 magnitude tremor that stuck at 2.20pm UK time on neighbouring island Java. Currently no tsunami warning has been issued. The earthquake hit at a depth of six miles.

World: Community Q&A: Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:38:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

The Centre talked to Tyler Radford, Executive Director of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) , an organization dedicated to humanitarian action and community development through open mapping. We discussed HOT’s signature platform, OpenStreetMap (OSM) , adding humanitarian data to satellite....

Indonesia: agencies calm public about tsunami threat

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:44:00 +0200vietnambreakingnews (en)

The southern coast of Java was more prone to these natural disasters due to the subduction zone between the Eurasian and Indo-Australian plates. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – The public need not worry about a tsunami threat along Java’s southern coast if they take mitigation measures to minimise....

Dateline Pacific

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 04:36:00 +0200rnzi (en)

A daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news. RNZI's flagship programme - linking the Pacific with New Zealand and the world - and broadcast by the BBC Pacific Service, the World Radio Network and Radio New Zealand National.

Un experto alerta de que hay una gran amenaza de tsunami en España

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:43:00 +0200lavanguardia (es)

El experto en riesgos naturales e investigador del Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de Cantabria , Ignacio Aguirre, ha afirmado que “hay una gran amenaza de tsunami en España” y ha alertado a las autoridades de la importancia de instruir a la población para saber cómo actuar ante un fenómeno de estas dimensiones.