Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://reliefweb.int/node/479106 Source: Jakarta Post Country: Indonesia Padang: The West Sumatra chapter of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) said that rampant illegal logging activities in forests contributed greatly to the major flood that struck Pasaman regency on Wednesday. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:19:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-be6e5a83c47836ffa87bc3f4b8d351db -0.95373 100.351997 20120227091900 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-02/23/c_131427220.htm JAKARTA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Floods and landslides hit Indonesia's Java and Sumatra province in February as rainy season is peaking during mid-January to mid February. On Feb. 10, Bangkalan regency of East Java province was hit by flood. This was the fifth time that the regency hit by flood in the last two months. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:30:00 +0100 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-6766f5c2bea4c3848ff984edcadd4f7a -6.18287 106.829 20120223073000 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10786768&ref=rss 'Once you've been through a bombing, you can cope with a lot' After surviving terrorist attacks in Indonesia and major flooding and cyclones in Queensland, Tracy Hyde is another one not phased by Canterbury's ongoing aftershock Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:15:00 +0100 nzherald en nzherald-2852658accd4b5778598dd6fd8761bb5 -43.5235 172.638 -25.434521 141.885406 -6.18287 106.829 20120221031500 http://www.nst.com.my/latest/many-indonesian-districts-and-towns-on-high-risk-disasters-list-1.44707?localLinksEnabled=false JAKARTA: A total 321 districts or towns in Indonesia face a high risk of disasters in the form of natural calamities, disease epidemics or social conflicts, according to a national risk map for disasters. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:00 +0100 nst en nst-ecc5f31f03bf61ebc2c1f2ccc52ec44a -6.18287 106.829 20120210063800 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-02/09/c_131401170.htm JAKARTA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- As many as 321 regencies and cities in Indonesia or 65 percent of total are categorized as strongly prone to natural disasters. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of Center of Data Information and Public Relation at the National Agency for Disaster Management ( BNPB), said in a.... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:12:00 +0100 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-453d1eaf467a628ac000b663c72127dd -6.18287 106.829 20120209101200 http://www.nst.com.my/latest/50-disasters-hit-indonesia-in-january-1.43749?localLinksEnabled=false JAKARTA: Fifty disasters hit Indonesia in January, with most of it being hydro-meteorological disasters, leaving 41 people dead or missing. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:16:00 +0100 nst en nst-be1472ce3e0d16df9ac5b2656458134d -6.18287 106.829 20120208181600 http://reliefweb.int/node/474826 Source: International Labour Organization Country: Philippines (the) Natural disasters destroy livelihoods but the aftermath also offers opportunities to create jobs and revitalise the economy as there will be high demand for construction and other recovery works. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-94661cbbb181bd085eef5e2213963022 14.6096 121.006 20120206101000 http://reliefweb.int/node/474826 Natural disasters destroy livelihoods but the aftermath also offers opportunities to create jobs and revitalise the economy as there will be high demand for construction and other recovery works. For the last ten years, the ILO has engaged in post-disaster reconstruction in countries in Asia and the.... Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:23:00 +0100 reliefweb-headlines en reliefweb-headlines-94661cbbb181bd085eef5e2213963022 14.6096 121.006 20120206092300 http://www.bolpress.com/art.php?Cod=2010081105 Desde 1995 se registran temporadas ciclónicas muy activas por el número y violencia de los huracanes en la Cuenca del Caribe y el Golfo de México. Lo mismo ocurre con las perturbaciones de El Niño y La Niña en el sur del continente. En 2010 fueron catastróficas las inundaciones en Brasil, China y Paquistán y las sequías en África y Asia. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:26:00 +0100 bolpress es bolpress-5c1fbc00ec55f815bc6f064c9bbcd43c 19.42705 -99.127571 33.718151 73.060547 35.2086 110.727 -5.83333 -37.45 20120213232600