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ASEAN Weekly Disaster Update Week 3, 18 – 24 Jan 2021 Format REGIONAL SUMMARY: A total of 18 disasters (15 floods, 3 landslides) affected the region in week 3. These disasters occurred in Indonesia and the Philippines. High-intensity rain caused the floods in seven provinces of Indonesia, and one region in the Philippines. Three landsides occurred in Bogor, Malang, and Manado along with floods in Indonesia. Rivers overflowed due to continuous heavy rains caused by localised thunderstorms brou...

There are about 1,500 potentially active volcanoes worldwide and about 50 eruptions occur each year. But it’s still difficult to predict when and how these eruptions will happen or how they’ll unfold. Now, new insight into the physical processes inside volcanoes are giving scientists a better understanding of their behaviour, which could help protect the 1 billion people who live close to volcanoes. Dome-building volcanoes, which are frequently active, are among the most dangerous types ...

At least 15 people have died and nearly 40,000 displaced.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Indonesia, Volcanic Eruption, Mount Merapi in Central Java (18:00 Jan 16 2021) Format ● Mount fog 0-I, fog 0-II, to fog 0-III. Crater smoke was not observed. ● There was an avalanche of 2 times the small intensity in the direction of Kali Krasak, a distance of 600 meters. METEOROLOGY • Cloudy, cloudy and rainy weather. The wind was blowing weakly to moderate to the east. Air temperature 22-27 ° C, air humidity 62-74%, and air pressure 567-688 mmHg. The volume of rainfall is 16 mm per day...

As Indonesia continues to count the number of dead from last week's earthquake on Sulawesi island, search and rescue teams are being stretched to breaking

Mount Merapi spews hot lava for 36 times 17th January 2021 Mount Merapi, Sleman, Yogyakarta Province, on Jan 7, 2021. (ANTARA FOTO/Andreas Fitri Atmoko/foc/pri) Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - Mount Merapi located in the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta Provinces on Sunday morning spewed red hot lava for 36 times with a maximum glide distance of 1.5 km according to the Geological Disaster Research and Technology Development Center (BPPTKG). Based on observations made on Sunday at bet...

Last Updated: Indonesias Mount Semeru Volcano Spews Hot Ash And Smoke Into Sky Indonesia’s Mount Semeru on January 16 erupted and spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5km into the sky above the country’s most densely populated island, Java. Indonesia’s Mount Semeru on January 16 erupted and spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5km into the sky above the country’s most densely populated island, Java. According to BBC, no immediate evacuations orders were issued, however, the National Di...

March 2, 2021 DENPASAR, Bali, 2 March 2021: Bali has registered over 50,000 tourism workers for the island’s Covid-19 vaccination programme following a message from the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga S Uno that urged local authorities to step up the...

Mount Semeru volcano spews hot ash and smoke into sky on Indonesia’s Java island Conrad Duncan © ASSOCIATED PRESS In this photo released by Indonesias National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Mount Semeru spews volcanic material during an eruption in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. The highest volcano on Indonesias most densely populated island of Java, spewed hot clouds as far away as 4.5 kilometers (nearly 3 miles) on Saturday. (National Disaste...

Mount Merapi spews volcanic smoke in Yogyakarta, central Java, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Indonesias most volatile volcano has been put at a state of high alert since early Monday prompting local government officials to call the evacuation of thousands of villagers living nearby the slope of Mount Merapi. – AP Photo JAKARTA: A powerful earthquake hit off western Indonesia late Monday, briefly triggering a tsunami warning that sent thousands of panicked residents fleeing to high ground....