JAKARTA (XINHUA) – Indonesia currently ranks second at disaster risk in the world, said Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) yesterday.
“Indonesia is ranked second out of 193 countries in The World Risk Report 2023,” said deputy for prevention at BNPB Prasinta Dewi at the launch of Disaster Preparedness Day 2024. The report showed that Indonesia had a World Risk Index score of 43.5 out of 100, following the Philippines, which was at the top with a score of 46.86, Dewi added.
According to her, Indonesia is in a tropical area and is located at the meeting of two oceans and continents, making the country prone to disasters, such as floods, landslides, earthquakes and extreme weather, etc.
