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An official at the Indonesia Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) emphasized the need to procure advanced drones, which could improve mitigation efforts.
Flooding and landslides in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra have killed 26 people and at least six are missing, authorities said on Monday. Bridges, schools, 113 hectares (280 acres) of farmland and nearly 700 homes have been damaged by torrential rains that have pounded down since Thursday, according to the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB). The BNPB's chief arrived in the provincial capital of Padang on Monday to lead coordination and evaluation efforts as well as distribute emergency relief funds.
BNPB receives 277 reports of disasters in Indonesia from the beginning of the year to Feb. 12, 2024.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that at least 458 houses in Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung were submerged in floodwater.
Around 600,000 hectares of land have been caught in wildfires throughout 2023.