Indonesia – Thousands Affected by Floods in Sulawesi
Dec 15, 2017 19:55
Sep 27, 2026 15:11
Location
Coordinate:
0.538443, 123.059497
Administrative:
Gorontalo, Indonesia
Affected Area:
Gorontalo, Sulawesi Tengah, Sulawesi Tenggara
Hazard
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- Maximum Flood Depth (cm) = fill value here
Description
Recent floods in three provinces on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, have left at one dead and 3 missing, with over a dozen homes destroyed and thousands of people displaced. Indonesian Meteorological agency BMKG has issued warnings of potential heavy rain in many parts of Indonesia for the next 2 days at least. Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Indonesia’s Disaster Prevention Agency (BNPB) reported on 05 June that the Tuwelei and Lembe rivers overflowed in Tolitoli Regency on 03 June, leaving some areas under 1 to 3 metres of water. At least one person died and 1 is still missing. The worst hit districts included Lampasio, Baolan, Galang and Dako Pamean. In total over 50,000 households were affected. In Dako Pamean 15 houses and a bridge were completely destroyed and a major road between Tolitoli and Palu City is blocked. Some parts of the regency had seen flooding a few days earlier on after heavy rain on 31 May. Authorities say that the flood water has started to recede. North Sulawesi, Indonesia Heavy rain over the last few days caused rivers to rise in areas around Kotamobagu City on 03 June. Two children are missing after they were swept away by flood water. As of 05 June, authorities were still searching for the missing children. Gorontalo, Indonesia Flood also affected Province of Gorontalo on 02 June 2017. As many as 484 houses were damaged and 2,747 people were affected by flood in Gorontalo District. Additionally, 2,000 people were displaced in Bone Bolango District. BNPB reports that heavy rain caused some rivers to overflow in the province, including the Marisa river near Limboto Barat, the Moloupo river in Limboto and the Monggelomo river in Tibawa sub-district. The flooding has since subsided. In their report, BNPB added that the regular flooding seen in Gorontalo is caused by upland destruction and increased sedimentation in rivers and Lake Limboto. Upstream areas have been converted to agricultural land and a settlement has developed on what was previously a floodplain.
Impact Statistic
1
Dead
3
Missing
0
Injured
250K
Affected Person
2K
Displaced
Human SADDD
- Dead 1
- Missing 3
- Injured -
- Affected Person 250,000
- Affected Family 50,000
- Internaly Displaced People 2,000
- Refugees 0
- Evacuation Center (in Country) -
- Evacuation Center (out Of Country) 0
House
- Affected Houses 499
- Damage Partial 484
- Totally Damage 15
Infrastructure
- Bridges 0
- Number of Roads 1
- Road Distance (km) 0.00
Public
- Schools -
- Health -
- Government Office / Public Facilities 0
- Settlements 0
- Worship Places 0
- Others 0
General
Cost
- Local Currency 0.00
- Cost of Damages 0.00
- Cost of Damages (USD) -
- Cost of Assistance 0.00
- Cost of Assistance (USD) -
Agricultural
- Rice Field 0.00
- Other Crops 0.00
- Fish Ponds 0
- Cattle 0
- Poultries 0
- Livestock 0
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