Overall Green alert Flood
in Indonesia

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Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102330
Death: 1
Displaced: 421
Countries: Indonesia
From - To 12 Nov - 22 Nov

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Sumatra Island, Indonesia, Late November 2023ADINet reported flooding and landslides in areas of Sumatra Island, Indonesia, in late November 2023. On 20 November, flooding in Aceh Barat, Aceh Province, affected 22,446 people and displaced 336. 12,050 houses were affected. On the same day flooding and landslides occurred in Aceh Jaya, where 8,036 people and 1,195 homes were affected. On 21 November flooding in Tebing Tinggi in North Sumatra affected 188 people and 47 homes. On the same day flooding struck in Subulussalam in Aceh province, affecting 2,960 people and 740 homes. On 22 November, flooding and landslides in Asahan, North Sumatra, affected 2,786 people and 1,217 homes including one which was completely destroyed. Also on 22 November, flooding in Aceh Singkil affected 8,725 people and 2,283 homes. 73 people were displaced. On 23 November flooding occurred in Serdang Bedagai in North Sumatra, where 1 person died, 316 people were affected and 12 displaced.Tue 28 Nov 2023Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
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Flood Indonesia - Floods, update (BNPB, ADINet, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flas.. 11/16/2023 2:07:00 PM.

Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Indonesia, in particular the northern Sumatra Island since 13 November, causing floods and the overflow of the Nenassiam River that have resulted in casualties and damage. The ASEAN Disaster Inform
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Entering the Rainy Season, the Vice President Reminds the Importance o.. 11/16/2023 1:27:00 PM.

KOMPAS/MAWAR KUSUMA WULAN. Vice President Ma'ruf Amin gave a press statement after delivering a lecture during the Open Senate session of the Islamic University of Nusantara (Uninus) in conjunction with the 67th Graduation Ceremony and 64th
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Ministro examina el potencial agrícola de las tierras pantanosas de Ka.. 11/16/2023 12:19:00 PM.

El índice de siembra de cultivos en esta tierra pantanosa es una vez al año. Nuestro objetivo es aumentarlo a dos veces al año. Tanah Laut (ANTARA) – El Ministro de Agricultura, Andi Amran Sulaiman, visitó una tierra pantanosa en la aldea d
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Temef Dam in NTT Reduces Flood Potential and Supports Food Security 11/16/2023 8:15:00 AM.

KOMPAS/TOTOK WIJAYANTO. Heavy equipment was deployed to complete the construction of the Temef Dam in the South Central Timor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara on Tuesday, June 6th, 2023. This Rp 2.7 trillion dam is targeted for full completion i
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), DesInventar (1), WMO (1), INFORM (2),