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Indonesia - Floods and landslides (BNPB, BMKG, NOAA-CPC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 09 April 2025)

  • Floods, landslides, and strong winds have been affecting the provinces of central Sulawesi, north Sumatra, north Maluku and east Java, resulting in fatalities and damage.
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), a landslide caused ten deaths in Java on 3 April. As of 7 April, BNPB also reports that 15 people were affected in Sumatra, 115 housing units in Sulawesi, and 100 houses were affected in Maluku, where residents evacuated independently.
  • Over the next 72 hours, more rainfall is forecasted over Indonesia, with very heavy rain over the islands of Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and western New Guinea.