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Indonesia - Floods, update (BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 February 2025)

  • Heavy rainfall continued to affect eastern Indonesia, in particular the Lesser Sunda Islands since 1 February, causing floods and flash floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) reports, as of 5 February, one fatality in the Rhee district (Sumbawa regency, West Nusa Tenggara province) due to a flash flood event occurred on 4 February.
  • Over the next 96 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over most of the Lesser Sunda Islands.