Riau Peatland Fire

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) uses a helicopter to extinguish a peatland fire in Pekanbaru, Riau, on Monday. A special task force is currently fighting the fire, which has spread over 5 hectares. (Antara Photo/Rony Muharrman)

Climbers Evacuated From Forest Fires in East Java

... on Saturday morning, the National Search and Rescue Agency, or Basarnas, said ... on Saturday. According to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), the 13 survivors comprised two ... are spreading to other locations," BNPB spokesman Agus Wibowo said on ...

Peat Wildfires in Central Kalimantan

... Assessment and Application Agency (BPPT), the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and the Indonesian ... such as the Sebangau National Park, Katingan Hilir ... Photo/Yudha Baskoro) A National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) personnel tries to extinguish ...

Ambon Mayor Declares 14-Day Emergency After Deadly Quake

... two adjacent districts on Thursday. National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Agus Wibowo said on ...

Jokowi Orders Aid for Ambon Earthquake Victims

... the Army and the National Police to help victims ... from the head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency [BNPB] Gen. Doni Monardo, ... Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency had recorded 59 more ... have been destroyed. The agency said they need at ...

Ambon Earthquake Victim

... Ambon, Maluku, on Thursday. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the death toll had ...

Six Dead After Two Powerful Quakes Hit Ambon

... Bridge that spans Ambon Bay. National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Agus Wibowo said they ... of the Maluku Food Security Agency and Maluku Department of Social ... a tsunami, with circumspection. "The BNPB advises residents to be anticipate ...

Land Destroyed by Forest Fires Marked for Plantations: Disaster Mitigation Agency

... Jakarta. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said eighty ... be reused as plantations," National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) head Doni Monardo ... hectares already destroyed," BNPB spokesman Agus Wibowo said ... . According to the agency, over five thousand ...

Jokowi, Ministers Travel to Riau to Coordinate Response to Forest Fire Emergency

... Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya and National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) head Doni Monardo. A screenshot ... recurring forest fires. The National Police said on Monday that ... Kalimantan Police arrested two individuals," National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. ...

Haze From Forest Fires on Sumatra, Kalimantan Disrupt Aviation and Shipping, as Gov't Ramps Up Response

... . Poor visibility prompted national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia ... Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya, National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) head Doni Monardo, ... National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian and Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency ...