At least 11 dead as floods and landslide hit Indonesia

Energy News

At least 11 dead as floods and landslide hit Indonesia
by Staff Writers
Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2017

At least 11 people have died in severe floods and landslides in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Tuesday.

A landslide killed nine people at Pacitan in East Java province and two people died in floods triggered by heavy rain in the same area.

Thousands of homes were flooded and 4,000 people forced to evacuate them, said a spokesman for the national disaster mitigation agency.

The extreme weather will continue to hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali, the spokesman added, warning people to be prepared for floods, landslides and tornados.

The agency said it urgently needs blankets, clothes and inflatable boats for affected areas.

Indonesia is often hit by landslides and floods.

Twelve people including three children died in a landslide on the holiday island of Bali in February.

In September last year almost 30 people died in devastating floods and landslides in Garut, West Java.

Central Europe storms leave seven dead
Berlin (AFP) Oct 30, 2017
Seven people have died as heavy storms lashed central Europe, leaving authorities in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic scrambling to restore rail and road links. Storm "Hewart" had Sunday pounded the region with cold rains and heavy winds, downing trees and flooding coastal areas and the German port city of Hamburg while leaving 200,000 people without power in western Poland. In Ger ... read more

Related Links
Weather News at TerraDaily.com

Thanks for being here; We need your help. The Space Media Network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain. With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords. Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year. If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceMediaNetwork Contributor $5 Billed Once credit card or paypal		SpaceMediaNetwork Monthly Supporter $5 Billed Monthly paypal only

Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks

Convert methane to hydrogen without forming carbon dioxide at low-cost

Cleaning Okinawan pig farm wastewater with microbial fuel cells

Brazilian ethanol can replace 13 percent of global crude oil consumption

The water world of ancient photosynthetic organisms

Burkina, France launch W.Africa's biggest solar plant

Improving solar cells by watching atoms move in hybrid perovskite crystals

Artificial photosynthesis gets big boost from new catalyst

Glass microparticles enhance solar cells efficiency

U.S. wind turbines getting taller and more efficient

New wind farm in service off the British coast

End tax credits for wind energy, Tennessee Republican says

New York sets high bar for wind energy

Improving sensor accuracy to prevent electrical grid overload

Japan faces challenges in cutting CO2, Moody's finds

IEA: An electrified world would cost $31B per year to achieve

'Fuel-secure' steps in Washington counterintuitive, green group says

New computational method provides optimized design of wind up toys

Statoil: Batteries can address wind power variability

Musk beats deadline for building world's biggest battery

Musk's record-breaking battery officially launches in Australia

99 percent of ocean microplastics could be identified with dye

Vietnam jails activist for 7 years over toxic leak protests

Clean-up dives, recycling: Lebanese respond to garbage crisis

'Trash islands' off Central America indicate ocean pollution problem

Half of hydraulically fractured wells within 3km of domestic groundwater systems

Libyan PM asks for easing of arms embargo

U.S. set to be net gas exporter for second year in a row

Norway sells foreign currencies in petroleum-related move

Gadgets for Mars

Ice shapes the landslide landscape on Mars

Winds Blow Dust off the Solar Panels Improving Energy Levels

Previous evidence of water on Mars now identified as grainflows

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.