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 1103103
Glide number: FL-2025-000035-IDN
Death: 59
Displaced: 21739
Countries: Indonesia
From - To 21 Jan - 23 Jun

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Indonesia - Severe weather, floods and landslides, update (ECHO 01 Mar 2025)Mon, 24 Feb 2025 09:47

  • The rainy season continues to affect most parts of Indonesia, causing floods, flash floods and landslides that result in casualties, severe weather-related incidents and damage.
  • The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure reports that a landslide occurred in Sisundung Village, North Sumatra province on 22 February, leading to two fatalities and two destroyed houses. Furthermore, Bandar Lampung City in Sumatra island experienced flood and landslide events which resulted in two fatalities, 9,353 affected families and one damaged house. Furthermore, on 23 February, strong winds hit Bantul Regency in the Special Region of Yogyakarta where one person has been injured and 27 families affected.
  • From 24 to 27 February, moderate to very heavy rain is still expected over most parts of the country, including South Sumatra, Lampung and most of Java island. 
Indonesia - Severe weather and floods (ECHO 11 Mar 2025)Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:02

  • Java Island continues to experience heavy rainfall and consequent floods that are resulting in an increasing amount of evacuated and affected people.
  • The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reports more than 1,000 evacuated people, almost 78,000 affected people, as well as about 24,000 houses across the provinces of West Java and Banten.
  • For the next 48 hours, cloudy skies and light rain are expected across the hit provinces.
Indonesia - Floods and landslides (ECHO 14 Apr 2025)Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:06

  • Floods, landslides, and strong winds have been affecting the provinces of central Sulawesi, north Sumatra, north Maluku and east Java, resulting in fatalities and damage.
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), a landslide caused ten deaths in Java on 3 April. As of 7 April, BNPB also reports that 15 people were affected in Sumatra, 115 housing units in Sulawesi, and 100 houses were affected in Maluku, where residents evacuated independently.
  • Over the next 72 hours, more rainfall is forecasted over Indonesia, with very heavy rain over the islands of Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi and western New Guinea.
Indonesia - Severe weather (ECHO 12 May 2025)Wed, 07 May 2025 09:31

  • Heavy rain, floods and subsequent landslides have struck Indonesia in the first week of May 2025, prompting evacuations and causing damage.
  • According to the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) and as at 6 May, a total of 51 people were evacuated in West Java Province on 4 May. Notably, West Java Province has been under a state of emergency since October 8, 2024, which is set to remain in effect until May 31, 2025.
  • In addition to West Java, Gorontalo Province experienced tornadoes, resulting in the evacuation of 81 people and affecting a total of 248 individuals. In East Kalimantan Province, infrastructure and public facilities have suffered damage in the impacted areas.
  • Over the next 72 hours, heavy to locally heavy rain are forecast across Indonesia.
Indonesia - Floods (ECHO 31 May 2025)Mon, 26 May 2025 08:40

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting the provinces of East Java, West Java, and Banten in Indonesia over the past few days, causing flooding and damage.
  • As of 25 May, the ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reported that a total of 6,986 people have been affected, with the majority (4,412) in East Java, followed by 1,924 in Banten, and 650 in West Java. Additionally, 1,708 houses have been impacted by the flooding.
  • From 26 to 29 May, forecasts indicate that West Java, East Java, East Kalimantan, and North Kalimantan can expect heavy to extreme rainfall, potentially accompanied by lightning and strong winds. As a result, alerts have been issued for these four provinces. Meanwhile, moderate rainfall is expected in Banten and across the rest of Indonesia.
Indonesia - Floods (ECHO 30 Jun 2025)Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:22

  • Floods, flashfloods, and landslides in Indonesia have caused deaths and significant damage over recent days.
  • The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB), as at 25 June, reports four fatalities in Parigi Moutang, Central Sulawesi province and South Halmahera regencies, North Maluku province, one person injured in South Halmahera, and a total of 5,511 displaced, of which 4,962 in South Halmahera and 549 in South Central Timor regencies, East Nusa Tenggara province. In total, 60,562 people and 50 additional families were affected across Parigi Moutang, South Halmahera South Central Timor, Ketapang (West Kalimantan province), Indramayu, West Java province and Mesuji regencies, Lampung province. BNPB further reports 21,228 affected houses and damaged cropland.
  • Emergency alerts remain active in West Kalimantan until 3 July and Lampung provinces until 30 June.
  • Additional rain with isolated heavy rainfall is expected nationwide in the next 48 hours.
Sumatra Island, Indonesia, Late February 2025BNPB and ADINet reported heavy rain triggered landslides in areas of Sumatra Island in late February 2025.Mon 24 Feb 2025Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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