Reports

22 February - 28 February 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Volcano Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA) reported on Monday (24 Feb.) that Government authorities in North Sulawesi issued a volcano alert concerning the activities of Mount Lokon in Tomohon district. The…

15 February - 21 February 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Jakarta Floods The Jakarta Post reported on Monday (17 Feb.) that Jakarta could face serious food and fuel shortages, due to possible widespread flooding if the City Administrators fail to…

8 February - 14 February 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Various media reported that heavy rainfalls in Java, South Sumatra, Kalimantan, South Sulawesi and South Easter Sulawesi, have led to the displacement of many victims. Various media quoted Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa…

1 February - 7 February 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTERS West Java ABC Online reported on Saturday (1 Feb.) that ten people were killed by a landslide in Kuningan, West Java province on 31 January. In Cantilan village, Slamet Hermansyah of the…

25 January - 31 January 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Landslides in Garut, West Java Triggered by torrential rains, a series of landslides occurred in Garut, West Java at 02.00 a.m. on Wednesday (29 Jan.). Three villages (Nenggeng, Budi Anten, and…

18 January - 24 January 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTERS A local newspaper, Serambi Indonesia, reported on Wednesday (22 Jan.) that an earthquake occurred in Banda Aceh with a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter Scale. A report issued by the…

11 January - 17 January 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTERS The Jakarta Post reported on Wednesday (15 Jan.) that as many as 1,200 people fled their homes on Tuesday (14 Jan.) from Singkawang city, Bengkayang district, West Kalimantan, after floods triggered by…

4 January - 10 January 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Earthquake The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) reported that an earthquake measuring 4.2 on Richter Scale occurred on Thursday (9 Jan.) in North Sumatra. The epicenter was located at 1.34N and 97.99E with…

28 December 2002 - 3 January 2003 1. NATURAL DISASTERS Floods The Jakarta Post reported on Monday (30 Dec.) that at least three people were killed and 38 houses destroyed as flooding and landslides struck Aralle village, Polmas district, South Sulawesi on…

OCTOBER 1999 - DECEMBER 2000 JUNE 2000 Table ITotal Funding Requirements for theRevised 1999 - 2000 United Nations Consolidated Inter-Agency AppealFor West TimorBy Sector and Appealing OrganisationsOctober 1999 - December 2000 Sector Revised Requirements (US$) Repatriation and Protection 7,694,500 Food Aid and Food…