UNDRO 92/0696

INDONESIA - LANDSLIDES
DHA-UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
13 OCTOBER 1992

1. DHA-UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS LANDSLIDES STILL OCCURRING IN JAVA FOLLOWING A MAJOR LANDSLIDE IN CENTRAL/WESTERN JAVA (AREAS OF CILACAP, TASIKMALAYA AND CIAMIS) ON 8 OCT AFTER TWO WEEKS OF HEAVY RAIN.

2. PRELIMINARY REPORTS ON LANDSLIDE CASUALTIES INDICATE 16 KILLED, 31 MISSING. CASUALTIES EXPECTED TO RISE.

3. SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL BY NATIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. MILITARY AND POLICE IN CHARGE OF SEARCH AND RESCUE FOR MISSING PERSONS. GOVERNMENT AND INDONESIAN RED CROSS ARE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO AFFECTED POPULATION.

4. NO REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS-UNDRO GENEVA +

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EMERGENCY TEL. NO. (OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS): +41-22-733.20.10
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UNDRO 92/0726

INDONESIA - LANDSLIDES
DHA-UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 2
23 OCTOBER 1992

1. THIS REPORT COMPLETES DATA IN INFO REPORT NO. 1 ON 8 OCT 92 FLOODS/LANDSLIDES IN TASIKMALAYA, CIAMIS AND GARUT DISTRICTS OF WEST JAVA.

2. TASIKMALAYA LANDSLIDE KILLED 64 PERSONS. 27 HOUSES WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED, 59 SEVERELY DAMAGED, 315 PARTIALLY DAMAGED. TASIKMALAYA FLOODS AFFECTED 54 VILLAGES, TOTALLY DESTROYING 159 HOUSES AND MODERATELY DAMAGING 1,135. 2,189 HOUSEHOLDS WERE EVACUATED. CIAMIS FLOODS AFFECTED 31 VILLAGES AND KILLED 4 PERSONS. 19 HOUSES WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED, 45 WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED AND 5,487 WERE INUNDATED. GARUT FLOODS AFFECTED 16 VILLAGES AND TOOK 7 LIVES. 12 HOUSES WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED, 190 WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED AND 127 INUNDATED.

3. PEOPLE ARE BEING RESETTLED WITHIN AFFECTED AREAS, AND 100 SIMPLE HOUSES ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED BY PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES. 150 MILLION INDONESIAN RUPIAHS (APPROX. USD 74,000) ALLOCATED BY MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS. LOCAL AUTHORITIES, POLICE/ARMED FORCES, RED CROSS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAVE JOINTLY UNDERTAKEN EMERGENCY RELIEF AND EVACUATION SERVICES.

4. THIS IS FINAL REPORT THIS EMERGENCY UNLESS FURTHER SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS OCCUR.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - UNDRO GENEVA +

TELEPHONE NO: +41-22-731.02.11
EMERGENCY TEL. NO. (OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS): +41-22-733.20.10

DUTY OFFICER: S. NISHIKAWA
DESK OFFICER: S. NISHIKAWA, EXT. 3403

TELEX: 414242 DRO CH
FAX: +41-22-733.56.23
ELECTRONIC MAIL: UNIENET ID UNX008

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