Heavy rainfall has been affecting Madiun regency in East Java, as well as the northeast of West Java, since 15 March, causing flooding and landslides that have resulted in displacement and damage.
As of 16 March, the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) reported that at least one resident was being rescued and a total of 2,000 people had been affected across 13 villages in East Java, with approximately 500 homes damaged. According to the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet), as of 15 March, 57 individuals had been displaced and 966 people had been affected in West Java.
Over the next 48 hours, more rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecasted over most of the Java Island.