Jakarta, June 18 (IANS) The death toll from a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province on Tuesday has risen to three, with 17 people seriously injured, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said Thursday.The BNPB also said that 91 people were wounded with minor injuries, while 6,412 people were affected by the disaster. Sigi regency was the worst-hit area, with damage reported in several villages, Xinhua news agency reported.The tectonic earthquake stru…
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Jakarta, June 8 (IANS) Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Monday urged the evacuation of residents to higher ground in northern coastal areas of the country threatened by tsunami waves following a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines. Minor tsunami waves were detected at several coastal monitoring stations in northern Indonesia, the BNPB said in a statement. Given the aftershocks following the strong quake, the agency has urged officials in affecte…
Jakarta, May 11 (IANS) The Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) stated on Sunday that the joint Search And Rescue (SAR) team has concluded the search operation as all victims of the Mount Dukono eruption have been found.Abdul Muhari, Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Centre, said that the victims who were previously declared as missing have now been found, and the joint SAR team had found the one female Indonesian victim on Sunday.”With the discovery…