KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia may experience more natural disasters in the coming months as the country's annual rainy season is expected to start earlier and be more severe this year, the country's meteorological agency, BMKG, said on Thursday. Indonesia's rainy season is expected to begin a month earlier than usual in September. "BMKG urges local governments and the public to be aware, anticipate and take early mitigation actions to avoid and reduce disaster risks," it said in a statement, adding that the peak of the rainy season will occur in January and February next year.
Indonesia warns early rainy season may trigger more natural disasters
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesia may experience more natural disasters in the coming months as the country's annual rainy season is expected to start earlier and be more severe this year, the country's meteorological agency, BMKG, said on Thursday. Indonesia's rainy season is expected to begin a month earlier than usual in September. "BMKG urges local governments and the public to be aware, anticipate and take early mitigation actions to avoid and reduce disaster risks," it said in a statement, adding that the peak of the rainy season will occur in January and February next year.