Indonesia: At least 6,000 children still in temporary shelters, six months on from Sulawesi disaster

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 18:44:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Thousands of children are still in need of permanent housing six months on from the devastating earthquake and tsunami which hit Central Sulawesi in Indonesia in September 2018. An estimated 6,000 children[1] are still living in temporary housing, and their daily lives involve navigating open sewers....

Cyclone Idai: Presbyterian Church launches special appeal

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 09:20:00 +0100newsletter (en)

The Irish Presbyterian Church today launches a special appeal to its 600 congregations for those affected by the disastrous cyclone Idai in southern Africa. The cyclone has swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe causing severe flooding and major loss of life.

Explaining heavy rains, floods in Indonesia Yopi Ilhamsyah

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:13:00 +0100JakartaPost (en)

Heavy rains in March have resulted in floods across the country. The Kompas newspaper in its March 8 edition reported that, according to the National Authority for Disaster Management (BNPB), there were 15 affected districts in East Java alone, with Madiun being the worst-hit.

Aumenta a 104 el número de muertos por inundaciones en Indonesia

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 18:53:00 +0100uniradioinforma (es)

Aumenta a 104 el número de muertos por inundaciones en Indonesia por: Notimex - 20 Marzo 2019, 10:26 am. Yakarta, 20 Mar (Notimex).- El número de muertos a causa de las inundaciones propiciadas por las intensas lluvias en el distrito de Jayapura, en la provincia de Papúa, al este de Indonesia,....

Indonesia flash floods : 107 killed, 93 missing

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:57:00 +0100nan (en)

Flood kills 107 people in Indonesia . The death toll from flash floods and landslides in the Papua Province of eastern Indonesia has exceeded 107 by Wednesday, an official and rescuers said. Meanwhile, the search for 93 missing others is focusing on residential areas buried by mud, rubble and wooden logs.

At least two people were killed as floods, landslides and whirlwind displaced more than 8,000 people in Java Island of western Indonesia, disaster agency official said here on Monday.

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:38:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

Rescue team members use excavators during search and rescue operation after landslide caused by heavy rain in Bantul of Yogyakarta province, Indonesia , March 18, 2019. At least two people were killed as floods, landslides and whirlwind displaced more than 8,000 people in Java Island of western....

Search operation continues as death toll of Indonesia's flash floods, landslides climbs to 79

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:53:00 +0100globaltimes (en)

A joint rescue team continued to search and rescue for 43 missing people as the death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia 's easternmost Papua province rose to 79 on Monday, a disaster official said. The natural disaster forced 4,728 people to flee home and take shelter at six....

Asciende a 80 el número de fallecidos por las riadas en la provincia indonesia de Papúa

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:36:00 +0100europapress (es)

MADRID, 18 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) - Las autoridades indonesias han anunciado este lunes que hasta el momento hay al menos 80 muertos y 43 desaparecidos como consecuencia de las inundaciones y los corrimientos de tierra en la provincia de Papúa, tras las que el presidente del país, Joko Widodo, ha....

At least 2 killed as floods, landslides force over 8,000 to flee home in Indonesia's Java Island

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:20:00 +0100globaltimes (en)

At least two people were killed as floods, landslides and whirlwind displaced more than 8,000 people in Java Island of western Indonesia , disaster agency official said on Monday. The natural disasters hit Yogyakarta province and Central Java province on Sunday, destroying three bridges, scores of....

At least 2 killed as floods, landslides force over 8,000 to flee home in Indonesia's Java Island

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:18:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

JAKARTA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed as floods, landslides and whirlwind displaced more than 8,000 people in Java Island of western Indonesia , disaster agency official said here on Monday. The natural disasters hit Yogyakarta province and Central Java province on Sunday,....

Una riada provocada por las lluvias torrenciales del este de Indonesia provoca al menos 80 muertos

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:14:00 +0100iagua (es)

Las autoridades indonesias han anunciado que hasta el momento hay al menos 80 muertos y 43 desaparecidos como consecuencia de las inundaciones y los corrimientos de tierra en la provincia de Papúa, tras las que el presidente del país, Joko Widodo, ha decretado la evacuación urgente de las víctimas en las comunidades más afectadas.

Egypt expresses condolences for Indonesian flood victims

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:05:00 +0100ahram-EN (en)

Egypt has expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the victims of floods in Indonesia , according to a Monday statement by the foreign ministry. On Sunday, the disaster-prone country was hit by an earthquake, triggering a landslide that hit a popular waterfall on the tourist island of....

Flash floods, earthquake kill more than 80 in disaster-prone Indonesia

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:02:00 +0100wacotrib (en)

In this photo provided by National Search and Rescue Agency, or BASARNAS, the agency's personnel and police carry the body of flood victim at Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia , Sunday, March 17, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside....

Flash floods, earthquake kill more than 80 in disaster-prone Indonesia

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:52:00 +0100missoulian (en)

In this photo provided by National Search and Rescue Agency, or BASARNAS, the agency's personnel and police carry the body of flood victim at Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia , Sunday, March 17, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside....

Flash floods, earthquake kill more than 80 in disaster-prone Indonesia

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:41:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

In this photo provided by National Search and Rescue Agency, or BASARNAS, the agency's personnel and police carry the body of flood victim at Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia , Sunday, March 17, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside....

Flash floods, earthquake kill more than 80 in disaster-prone Indonesia

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:25:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

In this photo provided by National Search and Rescue Agency, or BASARNAS, the agency's personnel and police carry the body of flood victim at Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia , Sunday, March 17, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside....

Indonesian earthquakes trigger deadly landslide as flash flooding kills at least 79

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:23:00 +0100abc-au (en)

Two natural disasters have hit separate parts of Indonesia , with flash floods killing at least 79 in the easternmost province of Papua and a landslide in Lombok killing at least three people, authorities said. The town of Sentani, near the provincial capital Jayapura, was hit by flash floods....

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill over 80

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:55:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

Indonesia n police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people.

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill at least 80

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:50:00 +0100missoulian (en)

Indonesia n police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people.

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill at least 80

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:41:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

Indonesia n police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people.

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill at least 80

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 10:11:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

Indonesia n police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people.

Death toll of Indonesia's flash floods, landslides jumps to 77 as search efforts continue

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 08:47:00 +0100xinhuanet_en (en)

JAKARTA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia 's easternmost Papua province has climbed to 77 with 116 others injured, a local official in charge of rescue efforts said Monday. Spokesman of the search and rescue office in Jayapura district Yudi Yanto said....

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill dozens

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 07:23:00 +0100sunstar (en)

INDONESIA. In this photo provided by National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), the agency's personnel and police carry the body of flood victim at Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia , Sunday, March 17. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside....

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill dozens

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 07:14:00 +0100missoulian (en)

Indonesia n police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people.

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill dozens

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 06:37:00 +0100muscatinejournal (en)

Indonesia n police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people.

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill dozens

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 06:23:00 +0100siouxcityjournal (en)

Indonesia n police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people.

Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill dozens

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 06:07:00 +0100timesdaily (en)

Indonesia n police and soldiers search for residents who need assistance at a flooded neighborhood in Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia, Monday, March 18, 2019. Flash flood and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing dozens of people.

At least 58 killed in Indonesia's floods

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:09:00 +0100chinadaily (en)

People stand near a helicopter shifted after flash floods in Sentani, Papua, Indonesia , March 17, 2019. [Photo/Agencies] Flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential downpours tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province, killing at least 58 people and leaving....

Indonesian earthquakes trigger deadly landslide as flash flooding kills 50

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:09:00 +0100radioaustralianews-fr (en)

Two natural disasters have hit seperate parts of Indonesia , with flash floods killing at least 50 people in the easternmost province of Papua and a landslide in Lombok killing at least two people, authorities said on Sunday. The town of Sentani, near the provincial capital Jayapura, was hit by flash....

Flash flooding in Indonesia kills at least 50

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:34:00 +0100srilankasource (en)

Flash flooding in the Indonesia n province of Papua killed at least 50 people and injured 59 near the provincial capital, Jayapura, disaster officials said Sunday. The number of victims is expected to rise as rescuers search for survivors in the town of Sentani, which was hit by the flood Saturday evening.

Indonesian earthquakes trigger deadly landslide as flash flooding kills 50

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:01:00 +0100abc-au (en)

Two natural disasters have hit seperate parts of Indonesia , with flash floods killing at least 50 people in the easternmost province of Papua and a landslide in Lombok killing at least two people, authorities said on Sunday. The town of Sentani, near the provincial capital Jayapura, was hit by flash....

Leer más sobre ¡Cuerpos flotando en trágico desastre natural! 63 muertos por inundaciones en Indonesia

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:20:00 +0100hsbnoticias (es)

Al menos 63 personas perdieron la vida y 43 resultaron heridas por inundaciones y deslaves en la zona de Sentani, en la provincia indonesia de Papúa, comunicó esta tarde el portal de noticias Kompas que cita a la policía provincial. El portavoz del ente, A.M.

Aumenta a 61 el número de muertos por inundaciones en Indonesia

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:41:00 +0100informador (es)

La inundación repentina golpeó con más fuerza a las aldeas de Dobonsolo y Hinekombe, en donde varias viviendas fueron dañadas y muchas víctimas fueron encontradas allí. EFE / F. Flash. Al menos 61 personas murieron y unas mil 500 fueron evacuadas a causa de las inundaciones que afectan a la....

Flash flooding in Indonesia kills at least 50

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:16:00 +0100adaderana (en)

Flash flooding in the Indonesia n province of Papua killed at least 50 people and injured 59 near the provincial capital, Jayapura, disaster officials said Sunday. The number of victims is expected to rise as rescuers search for survivors in the town of Sentani, which was hit by the flood Saturday evening.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hits Indonesia's Lombok region

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:43:00 +0100news-yahoo-in (en)

Lombok, Mar 17: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia 's Lombok region at 07:07 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on Sunday. The latest one struck about 10km, according to the United States Geological Survey. However, there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Death toll in Indonesia's flash floods rises to 63

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 07:17:00 +0100chinabroadcast (en)

. Rescuers had evacuated 63 bodies and were rushing to search and rescue dozens of missing people after flash floods struck Jayapura district of Indonesia 's easternmost Papua province Saturday night, a spokesman of the provincial search and rescue office said on Sunday.

Idai Ravages Mutare Moving Inwards Into The Country

Sat, 16 Mar 2019 06:23:00 +0100zimeye (en)

TROPICAL Cyclone Idai has ravaged the eastern border city of Mutare, blowing off roofing sheets and damaging both trees and vehicles in its wake. Idai already been named the deadliest weather disaster of 2019 throughout the whole world, with 122 deaths as at Friday.