Overall Green alert Flood
in Indonesia

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102369
Death: 1
Displaced: 1322
Countries: Indonesia
From - To 30 Nov - 14 Dec

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Indonesia - Floods (ECHO 13 Dec 2023)Wed, 13 Dec 2023 10:37

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern, western and central Indonesia, in particular Java, Sumatra and Borneo Islands over the last week, causing floods that have resulted in damage. 
  • UN OCHA reports, as of 13 December, a total of more than 15,900 affected people across ten provinces, namely: West Sumatra, North Sumatra, Riau, Banten, Central Java, West Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and West Nusa Tenggara. 
  • Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall is still forecast over most of Indonesia. Very heavy rainfall is locally forecast in particular over Sumatra and Borneo Islands.
Sumatra Island, Indonesia, Early December 2023ADINet reported flooding in parts of Sumatra Island, Indonesia, in early December 2023.Fri 8 Dec 2023Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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Indonesia, Flood in Asahan Regency (North Sumatera) (16 Dec 2023) 12/17/2023 8:10:00 AM.

Sumatera Utara, Indonesia Event Date : Sat, 16 Dec 2023 AHADID : AHAFL2023001103IDN | GLIDE Number : Impact Update Date : Sun, 17 Dec 2023 08:39:02. AFFECTED AREA/S. Asahan. DESCRIPTION. Chronology: Triggered by high intensity rain on Satur
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Indonesia, Flood at Kuantan Singingi Regency (Riau) (16 Dec 2023) 12/17/2023 7:45:00 AM.

Attachments Riau, Indonesia Event Date : Sat, 16 Dec 2023 AHADID : AHA-FL-2023-001104-IDN | GLIDE Number : Impact Update Date : Sun, 17 Dec 2023 08:22:13. AFFECTED AREA/S. Kuantan Singingi. DESCRIPTION. Chronology: Triggered by high rainfal
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Sustainability, Vol. 15, Pages 16856: Flood Risk Assessment Focusing o.. 12/14/2023 3:36:00 PM.

This study analyzes Indonesia, a country marked by significant socioeconomic diversity, to inform the development of holistic flood risk management strategies. We examine the relationship between flood-exposed populations and socioeconomic
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),