Telcos, ISPs prepared for disasters

REPUBLICA KATHMANDU –  Domestic telecom companies and Internet service providers claim they are capable of providing emergency backup services during the event of disasters. Speaking at an interaction organized by Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) and Enter Information and Communication Technology Nepal on Monday, operators said they were working toward ensuring timely and effective delivery of the service during the time of natural calamities like flood, landslide and earthquake, among others.

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1.500 Rumah Terendam Banjir di Solo

SOLO – Lebih dari 1.500 rumah terendam banjir akibat luapan Sungai Bengawan Solo yang melewati wilayah bekas Karesidenan Surakarta, Jawa Tengah, seperti di Kota Solo, Kabupaten Karanganyar, Sukoharjo, Klaten, dan Wonogiri. Selain itu, lebih dari 600 hektar lahan pertanian dan kandang-kandang ternak juga terendam banjir, yakni di Kabupaten Klaten, Sragen, dan Karanganyar.

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BNPB Buat Peta Risiko Bencana

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tsunamiJAKARTA – Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) akan melanjutkan penyusunan peta risiko multi bencana, pada skala kabupaten. Tahun 2013 pembuatan peta tersebut lebih difokuskan pada risiko bencana tsunami.

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Indonesia, Nauru Form Diplomatic Ties

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nauru_islandsIndonesia has established diplomatic ties with the South Pacific island nation of Nauru, in what the Indonesian government said is an effort to expand opportunities and strengthen links between the two countries.

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BNPB: hujan akibatkan banjir lahar dingin Merapi

Jakarta – Hujan deras yang terjadi sejak Selasa (25/12) siang hingga sore di Magelang, Jawa Tengah mengakibatkan banjir lahar dingin di Gunung Merapi.

“Hujan deras di puncak Merapi menyebabkan banjir lahar dingin di beberapa aliran,” kata Kepala Pusat Data, Informasi dan Humas Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho melalui pesan elektronik yang diterima di Jakarta, Selasa.

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