Indonesia - Floods update (BMKG, Reliefweb, BNPB, AHA Centre) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 January 2021)
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Heavy rainfall continues to affect several parts of Indonesia (particularly Sumatra Island, Java Island and Papua Province) since 17 January, triggering rivers to overflow, floods and flash floods that have resulted in casualties and damage.
The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) and the AHA Centre report, as of 21 January, 114 displaced people, more than 21,150 affected people and nearly 5,400 damaged buildings in Cirebon Regency (West Java Province). In addition, around 1,600 displaced, nearly 3,600 affected and 760 damaged buildings were reported across East Aceh, and Aceh Tamiang Regencies (Aceh Province). Moreover, more than 70 affected families and 12 damaged buildings were reported in Paniai Regency (Papua Province).
Environmental News For The Week Ending 16January 2019
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New US Covid infections for the week ending January 16th were 8.5% below those of the week ending January 9th, so it appears that the incidence of new cases mat have peaked and is turning down, at least for the time being. One caveat to that, though, is that we don t know how many of the prior week s cases were from reports that had been delayed over the holidays. For a check on that, we can compare new cases from the week ending January 16th to those from the week ending December 19th, two weeks which sh
Indonesia earthquake death toll reaches 56 : Authorities
epaselect epa08788142 Rescue workers and people search for survivors at a collapsed building after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in the Aegean Sea, at Bayrakli district in Izmir, Turkey, 31 October 2020. According to Turkish media reports, at least 26 people died while more than 800 were injured and dozens of buildings were destroyed in the earthquake. EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN
Jakarta: The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Friday has risen to 56, while the number of injured has climbed to 826, said the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) on Sunday.
Maximum number of fatalities took place in Mamuju Regency in Indonesia’s West Sulawesi Province.