On the heels of fatal flooding in Greater Jakarta and beyond last week, vast swathes of the archipelago are being asked to prepare for more extreme wet weather in the coming days. Over the weekend, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued more extreme weather warnings fo...
Surigae Tropical Cyclone formed around West Pacific, north of Papua
Source: ANTARADate: April 14, 2021 Jakarta (ANTARA) - Surigae Tropical Cyclone had formed around the Western Pacific, north of Papua, at 8.2 North Latitude (LU) -137 East Longitude (BT), some 1,050 kilometers north of Biak, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated. "Th...
Jakarta braces for more floods as rainy days expected this week
Source: CNADate: 22 February 2021 The Indonesian capital of Jakarta could see more flooding and landslides this week as the meteorology agency predicted rains of moderate to heavy intensity to sweep through the city over the next few days. The rains will primarily hit Jakarta in the evening and last...
Floods trigger power outages, evacuations in Indonesia's capital
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 9 February 2021 Floods, heavy rain and power outages led people to evacuate their homes in parts of Indonesia's capital on Monday, with the conditions -- worsened by the La Nina weather pattern -- expected to continue until March or April. More than 1,000 people i...