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By Kate Roux, IFRC Natural disasters pose a constant threat to the people of Indonesia. Most recently, seasonal but heavy and prolonged rains along the north coast of the Island of Java have resulted in major flooding…
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Indah Setiawati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Wed, January 22 2014, 9:19 AM After living in shelters for more than a week, thousands of displaced Jakartans have begun to run short of food supplies, baby…
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I. HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES Jakarta Floods: As of 21 January 2014, approximately 134,662 persons or 38,672 households in 100 urban villages are directly affected by floods, with 12 casualties. At least 62,819 persons are displaced and staying in 253…
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Heavy rain and weather anomalies brought floodings to several cities across Indonesia, especially in northern part of java island and several cities in sulawesi. The most destructive floods are in Jakarta and in Manado. JAKARTA located in the…
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Corry Elyda and Nurfika Osman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Sat, January 18 2014, 10:57 AM The floodwaters may have subsided after massive flash floods hit Manado in North Sulawesi, but affected residents are facing…
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The Jakarta Post, Langkat, North Sumatra | Archipelago | Sun, January 12 2014, 1:05 PM The Langkat Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) in North Sumatra has distributed additional masks to Mount Sinabung evacuees from Tanah Karo, who are…
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Highligts A series of explosions were recorded on Tuesday and continued until Wednesday afternoon. Authorities extended a danger zone around a rumbling volcano into 7 km, on Wednesday after it spewed blistering gas farther than expected, sending…
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Summary: CHF 192,990 was allocated from the IFRC Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in delivering assistance to some 5,000 beneficiaries (1,000 households) over a period of two months. This allocation was…
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Background 1.1 General Situation Mt. Sinabung is a volcano situated at an elevation of 2,460 metre above sea level. This strato-volcano is located at the Karo plateau of Karo regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, approx. 75 km from Medan.…
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Urgent Needs Shelter All temporary shelters are located in a mountainous area with cold nights. Priority interventions: a. Tarpaulin as wall coverings b. Tarpaulin for bedding **WASH ** LEARN assists 2,500 IDPs in LOSD Tiga Binanga which only have 4 toilets…
