Indonesia's latest natural disasters are a 'wake-up call', environmentalists say ThuThursday 21 updated FriFriday 22 JanJanuary 2021 at 3:54am At least 160 people have died due to natural disasters in the first weeks of 2021. ( Print text only Cancel The year has only just begun, but already Indonesia has been hit with fatal earthquakes, deadly landslides and volcanic eruptions. Key points: Activists say deforestation and environmental destruction contribute to disasters in Indonesia Indonesia has lost 9.4 million hectares of primary forest in the past 20 years, according to Global Forest Watch The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said there had been a staggering 185 natural disasters in Indonesia in the first three weeks of 2021 alone.