Disaster. The word is increasingly familiar in our ears. In fact, more and more people in this country have experienced it first hand. Data and facts show this.

Floods, earthquakes, water crises, deadly accidents, and fires plague rapidly growing cities in Indonesia. However, mitigation in these urban areas is still minimal.

Officers are finding it difficult to evacuate victims of landslides on Serasan Island. The weather is still raining and the soil is unstable. Heavy equipment cannot be used either.

The mismatch of land use in the upstream of the Citarum watersheds has contributed to flooding and landslides in the areas that are in the watersheds. Neglect of spatial planning is the cause of floods and landslides.

Mount Semeru erupted by ejecting hot clouds for a few hours on Sunday. Based on data from the Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center the hot ashes covered a distance of 13 kilometers.

While waiting for earthquake-resistant houses to be built, residents with damaged houses are temporarily living in family tents. The provision of these tents relies on donors.

The local administration has been taking records of the residential houses that have been affected by the earthquake.

The evacuation and rescue of earthquake victims who are still buried under rubble has been prioritized in the handling of the Cianjur disaster.