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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indonesia’s location and topography expose its people to a wide spectrum of hazards. Chronic flooding and rain-triggered landslides affect every province. Global oceanic temperature...

REGIONAL SUMMARY: In the twenty-second week of 2025, the ASEAN region experienced a total of 35 significant disasters, including floods, landslides, earthquakes, and wind-related disasters, which...

A landslide triggered by torrential rainfall and flash floods occurred on 16 May in West Papua province resulting in casualties and damage. According to the National Agency for Disaster...

I was in Jakarta, Indonesia, as one of the facilitators of the recent AHA Centre Executive Leadership in Emergency and Disaster Management Programme (ACE LEDMP) for ASEAN. It was the second time CBi...

Heavy rainfall triggering landslides affected Subang Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia on 11 April, resulting in people going missing. According to the National Agency for Disaster...

REGIONAL SUMMARY: In the tenth week of 2025, the ASEAN region faced a series of 50 disasters, including floods, landslides, storms, and wind-related incidents, impacting Indonesia, Malaysia, the...

Since 3 December, heavy rainfall has continued to affect Java islands, particularly West Java province, causing floods and landslides, and the number of casualties and damage is increasing. The...

On 19 November at 7.00 UTC, a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall occurred in Purworejo regency, in southern Central Java province, in central Indonesia, resulting in casualties and damage. As of...

On 26 December 2004, apocalyptic scenes flickered across TV screens around the world: leveled coastlines, uprooted palm trees, and people desperately searching for their loved ones under the rubble...

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the forty-fourth week of 2024, the ASEAN region experience 38 significant disasters, including droughts, floods, landslides, storms wind-related events, and volcanic activity...

Country under monitoring: Indonesia OVERVIEW: According to the Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG), Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Sunday, 3 November at 2257 HRS UTC+7. The...

Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano, located in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province erupted on 3 November at 15.57 (UTC). Volcanic ash was reported, and the column reached 2,000 m above the...

A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall occurred in Solok Regency in West Sumatra Province, in Sumatra Island, western Indonesia on 26 September at 10.00 UTC, causing casualties and damage. According...

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the twenty-eighth week of 2024, the ASEAN region experienced 28 disasters, including floods, landslides, storms, and wind-related disasters. Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines,...

Following the series of landslides caused by heavy rainfall and unstable soil conditions that occurred on 7 July in a gold mine located in Tulabolo village, Bone Bolango regency, Gorontalo province,...

INDONESIA On the afternoon of 7 July, a moderate earthquake measuring 4.4 magnitudes with a depth of 6 kilometres struck Batang District in Central Java. The quake resulted in 12 injuries, with 11...

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the twenty-seventh week of 2024, the ASEAN region experienced 26 disasters, including floods, landslides, storms, wind-related disasters, drought, earthquake, and volcanic...

REGIONAL SUMMARY: For the twentieth-week of 2024, the ASEAN region experienced 30 disasters, including floods, landslides, storms, wind-related disasters, and volcano. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,...

Following the cold lahars - a cold mixture of water and volcanic deposits - triggered by very heavy rainfall that occurred in the upstream area of Mount Marapi, West Sumatra province on 11 May, the...

AFGHANISTAN On 10 and 11 May, heavy rainfall led to fast-flowing water and flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan affecting 21 districts across Baghlan and Takhar provinces. Initial reports...