Major flooding, following incessant rains over the last three days, has inundated at least nine villages and devastated vast areas of food crops in Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara.

Belu Deputy Regent Lodovikus Taolin confirmed the disaster on phone on Friday, saying that the flooding was sparked by overflow from Benenain River.

According to Lodovikus, despite the flooding no major evacuation was carried out as residents, whose houses were submerged, were temporarily accommodated in their relatives' houses.

The Jakarta Post, Padang | Archipelago | Fri, February 01 2013, 6:43 AM

Two more victims of a landslide in Agam regency, West Sumatra, were still reported missing as of Thursday evening.

The missing residents have been identified as Nursidah, 65, and Padri, 9.

At around 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, rescuers found the body of P Sutan Sinaro, the 18th confirmed death caused by the natural disaster that struck the area on Sunday. Sinaro’s wife and two children were also killed in the incident.

The Jakarta Post, Samarinda | Archipelago | Thu, January 31 2013, 6:13 PM

Major flooding sparked by an overflow from the Karang Mumus Dam inundated hundreds of houses at Gunung Lingai village in Sungai Pinang district, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Wednesday.

The flooding also hit Bengkuring housing complex at Sempaja Selatan subdistrict in North Samarinda district.

“The water started inundating the area on Wednesday afternoon and at night it kept flowing,” said Lukman, one of Bengkuring residents, as quoted by Antara news agency.

Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Padang | Archipelago | Tue, January 29 2013, 9:45 AM

More than 200 rescuers are searching for six missing people in Tanjung Sani village, West Sumatra. The missing people are thought to have been buried under the mud and are feared dead.

As of Monday noon, 14 villagers had already been found dead. Mud and rocks fell on the village on Sunday around 4:45 a.m. local time. Hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes on the mountainside.

1. Philippines - TC Bopha (Pablo) struck the southern Philippines in early December. The risk of floods and landslides due to heavy rains persists in typhoon-affected areas hampering humanitarian activities. The revised Action Plan was launched in Manila on 25 January asking for US$76 million. A low pressure area continues to affect areas in Mindanao causing flash floods and a landslide affecting nearly 40,000 people.
   Source: OCHA

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The Center for Health Crisis of Ministry of Health (CHC/MOH) reported the flood situation in DKI Jakarta Province, as following: