Java Floods and Landslides

Central Java Reels as Death Toll Rises in Devastating Floods and Landslides JAKARTA – The Indonesian province of Central Java is grappling with the aftermath of catastrophic flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains that swept through the region on Monday. The disaster has claimed at least 17 lives, with nine people still missing, … Read more

Indonesia search resumes after flash flood and landslide leaves 17 dead and 9 missing

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers resumed a search Wednesday for people missing after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java that killed at least 17 people. Waters from flooded rivers tore through nine villages in Pekalongan regency of Central Java province and landslides tumbled onto mountainside hamlets after the torrential rains … Read more

Climate Change Is Forcing Towns Around The World To Evacuate — Permanently

PARIS — Are we all potential climate migrants? Natural disasters triggered 26.4 million new internal displacements across 148 countries and territories in 2023, the third highest figure in a decade, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center’s 2024 Global Report. An additional 7.7 million people remained internally displaced from previous disasters by the end of … Read more