Disaster events (January 2014)

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Creation date: 16 February 2014 Sources: OCHA, BPS, BMKG, BIG, www.indonesia.humanitarianresponse.info www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int

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DKI JAKARTA

BANGKABELITUNGISLANDS

PAPUA

EAST KALIMANTAN

ACEH

JAMBI

CENTRAL KALIMANTAN

SOUTH SUMATRA

EAST JAVA

NORTH SUMATRA

WEST JAVA

LAMPUNG

CENTRAL SULAWESI

SOUTH SULAWESI

CENTRAL JAVA

WEST SUMATRA

MALUKUSOUTH KALIMANTAN

BALI

SOUTHEAST SULAWESI

BANTEN

GORONTALO

NORTH SULAWESI

WEST NUSA TENGGARA

EAST NUSA TENGGARA

Mt. Sinabung

In January 2014, the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) reported 215 disaster events, with floods being the most common followed by landslides and whirlwinds.

Torrential rains in late December 2013 and early January 2014 lead to flooding in East and South Jakarta. By 13 January local authorities declared a flood alert to last until 12 February. The floods claimed 12 lives and at the height of the flooding at least 62,819 people were displaced and a total of 134,662 people from 34 sub-districts were affected.

Highlights

Indonesia: Province Population

< 1,5 1,5 - 3,5 3,5 - 7 7 - 12 12 - 43

In million

NATURAL DISASTER EVENTSThere are 215 natural disaster events period of January 2014.

174Total affected population

1,244,924 persons

and MissingCasualties

INDONESIA: Humanitarian Snapshot (January 2014)

Volcano Eruption

Flood and Landslide

Whirlwind

Landslide

Floods 108

Number of affected population

January 2013

January 2014 1,244,934

111,947

Number of events

January 2013

January 2014 215

11553

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Disaster events by type (Jan 2013 and Jan 2014)

January 2014

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LandslideWhirlwindFlood

January 2013