Dutch Minister Presents Jakarta Flood Plan
Today (2 April 2014), Minister Schultz van Haegen, the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, will be presenting the draft Master Plan for the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development…
Indonesia
More Floods in East Jakarta
The Ciliwung River has overflowed once again, flooding houses and businesses nearby in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta. A thunderstorm and heavy rainfall on Sunday 2 March 2014 increased river levels. Once…
More Flooding Forces Thousands of Indonesians to Re-evacuate
Just when Indonesians thought the worst was over, and had returned to clean their homes of mud and debris from earlier flooding, fresh floods from weekend downpours have again forced…
Indonesia – Floods Return to Jakarta, 1 Dead in Semarang
More heavy rainfall in Indonesia over the last 2 days, between 2 February and 5 February 2014, has left one person dead and thousands more displaced. Further heavy rain is…
Floods and Landslides in East Java, Indonesia
Incessant heavy rain caused flash floods in the regencies of Malang and Jombang, East Java province in Indonesia over the last few days. Further heavy rainfall is expected in the…
Jakarta Under Water Again
Many areas of Jakarta, particularly East Jakarta, were under water yet again after heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in the city. Some affected areas were under as much as 60cm…
Indonesia – January Floods Have Killed 137
Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said yesterday that 137 people have died and 1.1 million have been evacuated due to floods and landslides in Indonesia since the beginning of…
More Flood Deaths in Indonesia
There have been more deadly flood incidents in Indonesia over the weekend, as authorities have released new figures and statistics regarding the flood disaster in Jakarta. Siau island, North Sulawesi…
Indonesia – Floods, Disease and Food Shortages
After deadly floods across Java (most recently Kudus), Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Kalimantan Islands, the island of Bali has now suffered from flooding and landslides after torrential rain and strong winds…
Deadly Floods in Kudus, Indonesia
Indonesia is another country, along with Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and unusually England, that has suffered from severe flooding throughout the whole of January 2014. The flooding in Jakarta made headlines…
More Floods in Jakarta – 5 dead, 64,000 Displaced
Widespread flooding continues to affect Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, over the weekend, with the number of people forced to leave their homes jumping from less than 5,000 on Saturday…
13 Now Dead in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
13 people have now died in floods and landslides in North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There are still 2 people missing. Some reports claim there are as many as 40,000 people…
Deadly Floods Across Indonesia
Several areas of Indonesia are currently suffering severe flooding. At least 5 people have died in the floods so far, and one person is missing. North Sulawesi Two days of…
4 Dead in Jakarta Floods
Floods in Jakarta have claimed 4 lives. The floods first struck numerous locations across Jakarta on Wednesday 8 January 2014 and worsened over the next few days. There were some…
Jakarta Floods Worsen
Two days of heavy rainfall in eastern Java has caused widespread flooding, particularly in the Jakarta metropolitan area. Jakarta was hit by flash flooding last week, as reported by FloodList…
Heavy Downpours Cause Localized Flooding in Jakarta
Incessant heavy downpours caused flooding in numerous locations across Jakarta on Wednesday 8 January 2014, causing gridlock in many parts of the city and disrupting several commuter train schedules. The…
