This bulletin is being issued for information only and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation. Palang Merah Indonesia, (in English Indonesian Red Cross), will, however, accept direct assistance to provide support to the affected population.
After
By the end of October 2010, the flash floods that hit the Teluk Wondama district of West Papua on 4 October 2010 took up to 167 casualties and displaced 9,000 people. 14 villages were affected and Wasior City is the most affected area. Palang Merah Indonesia (PMI) continues to support the affected communities by: providing first aid, conducting relief distribution, providing health clinics, restoring family links, having psychosocial support programmes for the affected people and having water and sanitation activities.
The Situation
By the end of the emergency response timeline on 2 November 2010, Wasior City has begun to gradually recover as the markets have started to go back to normal. The local government has been fixing and cleaning the public facilities. The transportation and communications have improved.
Based on information from PMI, by 15 November 2010, PMI's West Papua chapter reports that the flash floods have caused: the deaths of 173 people, injured 41 people severely, injured 3,376 people lightly, and have caused 118 people to go missing. Also, the number of internally displaced people now stands at 9,011. These people are located in Teluk Wondama, Nabire, Sorong, Jayapura, Manokwari and out of Papua. The post disaster emergency response plan for the construction of temporary shelters and barracks has started in the third week. These shelters are able to accommodate more than 1,000 households.
PMI is helping communities get back to normal gradually.