Indonesia: Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding and Landslide in Four Provinces

Heavy rainfall on 20 February has triggered flooding and landslides in West Sumatra, West Nusa Tenggara, East Kalimantan and West Java provinces.

In West Java province, the following locations have been affected:

Ciawi District killed four people
Kampung Cibolang, Ciawi District (Bogor Regency)
Karangligar and Mekarmulya villages in Telukjambe Barat district, Karawang regency.

Advice

More rains accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms are expected in the coming days bringing the risk of flash floods and landslides. Avoid the affected areas at this time since essential services, including transportation, water, and electricity, may have been severely affected. Follow the advice of local emergency personnel.

References

https://www.newsflare.com/video/340332/hundreds-of-homes-submerged-from-flooding-in-indonesia http://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-rain-triggers-deadly-landslide-in-bogor https://menafn.com/1099731999/4-dead-in-Landslide-in-Indonesia https://en.brinkwire.com/news/landslides-kill-4-in-indonesias-west-java/ https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20200220140930-20-476472/longsor-terjang-ciawi-bogor-4-warga-tewas https://semarang.bisnis.com/read/20200221/535/1204233/bmkg-jateng-intensitas-hujan-tinggi-waspadai-banjir-dan-longsor https://mediaindonesia.com/read/detail/291525-tanah-longsor-di-ciawi-tewaskan-empat-orang https://mediaindonesia.com/read/detail/291368-hujan-lebat-bakal-serang-jateng-barat-dan-selatan Last updated:2020-12-13T22:09:01.265323Z

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