People walk past dead bodies a day after a tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island, Indonesia on September 28, 2018 (Photo: AFP/VNA)Jakarta (VNA) – The Meteorology,Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) of Indonesia has warned of potentialnatural disasters such as floods, landslides and whirlwinds as the SoutheastAsian country is entering the peak of the rainy season.
Antara News on January 17 cited Mulyono RahadiPrabowo who is in charge of meteorology at BMKG as saying weather conditions inthe Indian Ocean indicate possible downpours with thunder and gusts.
Heavy rains are forecast to occur in the nextfew days in areas including Riau, West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Bangka,Belitung, Lampung, Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakrta,Kalimantan, South and East Sulawesi, Maluku and the Papua islands.
Sea waves with a height of 2.5 to 4.0 metres arelikely to occur in the coastal areas of Mentawai, Bengkulu, Enggano, Lampung,Indian Ocean, Sunda, South Java, Sumbawa, Bali, Lombok, South Alas, NorthNatuna, Kepupy Anambas, Makassar, Flores, Banda, Sangihe, Halmahera, Biak andthe North Pacific Ocean.
In 2018, Indonesia suffered several deadly naturaldisasters, including landslides in Suka Bumi, West Java, and Lombok. Theearthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi killed more than 6,600 people, whilethe tsunami triggered by the eruption of Anak Krakatau volcano took the livesof at least 429 people, injured more than 1,459 others, and left 128unaccounted for.-VNA
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