Indonesia, Flooding in Halmahera Selatan (North Maluku)

➢ Chronology: Triggered by high intensity rain resulting in rivers overflowing on Sunday 21 January 2024 at 16.30 WIT

➢ Location:
● Bacan District
- Sumae Village
- Amasing Village, North City
- Amasing Kali Village

➢ Casualties:
● 147 families / 471 people affected
● 1 person died

➢ Material Losses:
● 69 housing units affected
● 1 unit of educational facility affected
● 1 dam collapsed
● TDC 40 - 80 cm

➢ Effort:
● Activate the Disaster Management Command Post
● Facilitate coordination with related sectors through coordination in supporting disaster emergency management.
● Identify and collect data on residents in Sumae Village
● Fulfilling the basic needs of communities affected by disasters
● Monitoring where there is overflowing water that inundates residential areas due to poor drainage arrangements
● Conduct outreach to residents regarding the impact of disasters related to flooding, where there is concern that further flooding will occur where there is still moderate and high intensity rain

➢ Urgent Needs:
● Logistics and food ingredients
● Blankets and Mats
● Construction of talud
● Drainage Works
● Normalization and strengthening of river banks

➢ Current Conditions:
● The flood has receded

Source: Mr. Ahmad, South Halmahera Regency BPBD Staff