INDONESIA-YOGYAKARTA-ARDEX-EMERGENCY SIMULATION EXERCISES-DISASTER MITIGATION

(230803) -- YOGYAKARTA, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Singapore Civil Defense Force (SCDF) attend a disaster drill during the ASEAN Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX) 2023 at Sultan Agung Stadium in Bantul district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 3, 2023. An ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) meeting on disaster risk kicked off in Indonesia's Yogyakarta province on Tuesday with the core agenda of emergency simulation exercises for disaster mitigation. The meeting, called ARDEX, is scheduled to be held from Aug. 1 to 4, attended by over 1,000 people including participants from Indonesia and representatives from ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretariat. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)