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Indonesia - Severe weather (BNPB, ADINet, NOAA-CPC, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 7 May 2025)

  • Heavy rain, floods and subsequent landslides have struck Indonesia in the first week of May 2025, prompting evacuations and causing damage.
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) and as at 6 May, a total of 51 people were evacuated in West Java Province on 4 May. Notably, West Java Province has been under a state of emergency since October 8, 2024, which is set to remain in effect until May 31, 2025.
  • In addition to West Java, Gorontalo Province experienced tornadoes, resulting in the evacuation of 81 people and affecting a total of 248 individuals. In East Kalimantan Province, infrastructure and public facilities have suffered damage in the impacted areas.
  • Over the next 72 hours, heavy to locally heavy rain are forecast across Indonesia.