Indonesia – Floods (ADINet, BNPB, BMKG) (ECHO Daily Flash of 24 March 2022)

• Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Indonesia (in particular Sulawesi Island and Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the Borneo) since 22 March, causing floods and rivers overflow that have resulted in evacuations and damage.

• The ASEAN Disaster Information Network (ADINet) reports, as of 24 March, 22 evacuated people, a total of more than 14,000 affected people and over 1,950 flooded houses across Tapin, and Samarinda Regencies (South Kalimantan Province, and East Kalimantan Province, respectively). ADINet also reports 4,330 affected people, 865 flooded houses and two damaged bridges across Toli-toli Regency (Central Sulawesi Province).

• Over the next 48 hours, more rainfall is forecast over most of Kalimantan and over most of Sulawesi.

Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations