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Thursday, January 3, 2019

West Java to Publish Disaster Preparedness Blueprint

Jakarta: West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has said that the West Java provincial administration is currently formulating a blueprint for disaster preparedness.

"We want to increase public awareness. It will include education programs," the former Bandung Mayor told Prime Time News Metro TV on Wednesday.

A landslide occured in Cisolok, Sukabumi, West Java on Monday afternoon. The disaster killed at least 15 residents and injured few others. 

"Three people were injured. 20 were missing," BNPB spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told a press conference on Wednesday. 

In recent days, heavy rains caused landslides and flooding across the country. According to authorities, the peak of the rainy season will begin around January-February 2019.

(WAH)

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