Jakarta, Sept. 18 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has urged local governments to strengthen mitigation and emergency response against potential wet hydrometeorological disasters likely to occur during the seasonal transition in various parts of Indonesia.

Head of BNPB's Data, Information and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, in a statement here on Thursday, said the risk of disasters could increase in regions entering the second decade of September.

The period marks the transition from the dry season to the rainy season that is expected to peak from November 2025 to April 2026.

BNPB specifically warned of moderate to very heavy rainfall potential from September 19-22 in several areas, a condition that could trigger ...