China + 1 more
Case studies in the People's Republic of China and in Indonesia show why holistic community-based approaches to managing flood risks should be a key feature of investment programs. Flash floods and...
HIGHLIGHTS • Seismic activity increased in April 2012 and included an 8.3 magnitude earthquake and giant aftershock off Aceh. • Some 5,000 people were affected by floods, landslides and whirlwinds –...
The intermittent showers that have poured down on Jakarta over the last four days are normal for this time of the year, as unpredictable weather typically marks the run up to the dry season from...
19 April at 15.00 PM local time (UCT+7) HIGH LIGHTS On 12 April 2012 at 18.15 (UCT+7), flash flood occurred in 2 sub-districts: Bukit sub-district (Kerukunan, Sebudijaya and Rikit Bur II villages)...
This report covers the landslide incident from 2 - 8 April 2012 HIGHLIGHTS On Sunday, 8 April 2012 at 21.00 PM local time (UCT+7), a heavy rainfall caused landslide in 2 villages: Sangkanayu village...
HIGHLIGHTS During 2-5 April 2012, flood occured and monitored by Center for Health Crisis in the following areas: On Tuesday, 3 April 2012 at 02.00 AM Western Indonesian Time (UCT+7) in 3...
Andreas D. Arditya, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 04/08/2012 The Jakarta administration reported that more than 900 residents who were affected by recent flooding in the city last week had...
Clean water and food aid had yet to reach residents who had decided to stay put in their inundated homes in Kalideres, West Jakarta, as of Thursday as the city administration prioritized distribution...
Sita W. Dewi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta residents should be ready for likely flooding and traffic gridlocks in the coming days as the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG)...
Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang | Wed, 04/04/2012 4:32 Tangerang Disaster Mitigation (Tagana) teams evacuated hundreds of residents from their homes in the Ciledug Indah housing complex in...
HIGHLIGHTS Whirlwinds occurred more frequently than any other natural hazard, affecting some 19,400 people. Floods remained the most devastating disaster, impacting nearly 30,000 people. The Humanitarian Response Fund approved two new projects responding to whirlwind-affected households.
Ni Komang Erviani, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar | Thu, 03/15/2012 8:23 Landslides and mud flooding in remote villages in Kintamani, Bangli regency, 60 kilometers northeast of Denpasar, took six lives...
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 03/14/2012 11:22 AM A flash flood inundated Sambelia district, East Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara, on Tuesday night following heavy rainfall in the area. “We have not...
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HIGHLIGHTS • 19 flooding incidents temporarily displaced 558 people in February. • 21 of 33 provinces remain at risk of flooding through March 2012. • Two volcanic incidents and one moderate-scale...
Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Padang | Fri, 02/24/2012 10:43 AM No casualties have been reported after a flash flood swept through Simpang Alahanmati (Simpati) and Tigo Nagari in Pasaman,...
Padang: The West Sumatra chapter of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) said that rampant illegal logging activities in forests contributed greatly to the major flood that struck Pasaman...
Officials are still determining if there were casualties after dozens of homes and motorcycles were swept away by a flash flood in Simpang Alahan Mati district in Pasaman, West Sumatra, on Wednesday...
Cambodia + 7 more
This report covers the period 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2011. In brief Programme outcome To coordinate support to host national societies as they scale up their humanitarian work in line with...
Jakarta, 30 January 2012 – The DKI Jakarta provincial government and the World Bank today announced the official launch of the Jakarta Urgent Mitigation Flood Project, also known as the Jakarta...
