Indonesia: Landslides - Mar 2007 Updates

Opinion "ESTABLISHING GLOBAL OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE FROM COLLAPSED STRUCTURES" Arjun Katoch International disaster managers responding to earthquakes bemoan...

By John Patrick MANGGARAI, Indonesia - Herman Damas stood sobbing in the midst of his ruined village, facing a stark reality: his family had not survived. On March 3, heavy rainfall caused severe...

Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Heavy downpours Wednesday intensified floods in Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara, with floodwater reaching two meters high in some villages. Belu deputy...

Ref: OCHA - 2007/0033 OCHA Situation Report No. 6 Indonesia - Flash Floods and Landslides East Nusa Tenggara Province This report is prepared by the UN HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on information...

More than 1,500 victims of the recent landslide in Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, are still living in shelters and have started to suffer from disease. The displaced residents, most of whom...

Ref: OCHA - 2007/0031 OCHA Situation Report No. 5 Indonesia - Flash Floods and Landslides East Nusa Tenggara Province This report is developed by HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on information...

Due to heavy rains, overflowing of rivers and flooding in the Jakarta, Bekasi and Tangerang telephone lines, electricity networks, supply of clean water, as tapwater, have been cut off. In some...

Each week, the World Health Organization Department for Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on the health aspects of selected humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various...

Ref: OCHA - 2007/0026 OCHA Field Situation Report 3 Indonesia - Flash Floods and Landslides East Nusa Tenggara Province 06 March 2007 This report is developed by HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on...