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Jakarta Floods Update

February 8, 2007

 

 

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More heavy rains hit parts of Jakarta on Thursday (February 8), triggering some more floods, however, the flooding was reportedly less widespread than previous days. A brief lull in rains had allowed thousands to return home to begin clean up before the rains restarted.  Waters reportedly had receded in some areas, but in other areas, particularly in riverside alleys where the city's poor live, areas remained flooded.  According to Rustum Pakaya, the chief of the Health Ministry's crisis center, some 40 percent of areas previously flooded still remain under water. Police say that only some eight areas in the city remained impassable, versus some 30 areas the previous day, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.  Indonesia's National Coordinating Board for the Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS PB) said that the death toll has reached 25.  However, the international media has been reporting around 50 people dead from the floods.  Reuters reported today that the Jakarta Flood Crisis center has put the death toll at around 50, while the Associated Press reported that the Health Ministry said that at least 53 people have been killed in the floods.  It is unclear as to why there is a discrepancy between the figures.  According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the number of displaced is fluctuating, and BAKORNAS PB would only say that hundreds of thousands have been displaced. Other officials say that between 240,000 and 400,000 people are unable to return to their homes.  BAKORNAS PB expects to officially provide figures on Friday (February 9) after evaluating new data, OCHA reports.  Meanwhile, in order to help prevent any disease outbreaks, the Ministry of Health has deployed 16 teams comprised of the Health Office, army, police, and district and provincial health department officials to conduct health assessments and surveillance, OCHA said. According to the Associated Press (AP), the Health Ministry said that up to 84,000 people have been treated for minor ailments, which include skin irritations, coughs or colds. Indonesia's Health Ministry's crisis center said Wednesday (February 7) that so far there have been no reports of serious diseases.  However, officials continue to warn about the risk of diseases such as cholera, dengue, typhoid, diarrhea and leptospirosis. The city was already dealing with a rise in dengue cases before the floods. The ministry says that the crisis center will fog and spray disinfectant in some areas of the city. Some 100,000 homes, shops, and businesses have been inundated with flood waters, AP reports.  Latest estimates of economic losses due to the floods are at around US$475 million dollars, according to National Development Planning Agency deputy head Max Pohan, the official Antara news agency reported, up from an earlier estimate of some US$452 million.  Electricity to most of the city remains cut off.  OCHA says that the state electricity company will restore power in about one week. More rains are forecast for the coming days, and officials are continuing to warn that flooding is possible until the rainy season ends at the end of March. Officials have warned that more heavy rain over Jakarta and the hills to its south could trigger renewed floods.  The flooding was triggered after seasonal rains burst river banks throughout the city of some 12 million last Thursday (February 1) and its surrounding towns. The floods were described as the worst floods since 2002 when floods left some 40 people dead. Floods have not only affected Jakarta, but also neighboring Banten and West Java provinces. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Wednesday (February 7) that due to developments in the situation, a United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team would not be sent to Jakarta because it is not required.  In comments Thursday, Bo Asplund, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator said: “Hopefully the crisis has peaked, but we remain vigilant for potential floods as heavy rains continue to be predicted by the national weather services. A UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team can be quickly deployed if called upon to provide international assistance.” The Indonesian government has so far not made a formal request for international assistance, however, foreign countries, NGOs, and the UN have responded with monetary and in-kind assistance, or stand-by ready to assist if needed. 

Domestic Response

 

SATLAK PB has distributed food and non-food items across Jakarta. Assistance coverage has reached 80% in Central Jakarta, 40% in South Jakarta and 50% respectively in East, West and North Jakarta. (Feb-05, OCHA)

 

Indonesian military (TNI) mobilized 1,123 personnel, transportation fleet, 22 platoon tents, 22 boat engines and 7 units of diving equipment. Established two field kitchens. Distributed two trucks of food items to Bendungan Hilir area in central Jakarta. (Feb-06, OCHA)

 

Police have deployed 200 personnel with nine rubber boats for evacuations.

 

BAKORNAS convened coordination meeting on February 7 at the Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare office, attended by all SATKORLAKs of the three affected provinces (Jakarta, West Java, and Banten) and all related sectoral departments. The goal is to develop one common source of data. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

Social Affairs Department has mobilized 110 personnel to help in evacuations, establish public kitchens, and distribute 2,000 food to North and East Jakarta. 1,000 blankets and 1,000 sarongs distributed to five areas in Jakarta. (Feb-06, OCHA)

 

Ministry of Health (MoH), with the support of WHO, convened the first health sector coordination meeting on 7 February to provide information to humanitarian organizations. The main diseases monitored include leptospirosis, diarrhoea, typhoid and upper respiratory track infections. A health sector coordination meeting will now be held every Wednesday at the MoH. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

MoH working with the Regional DKI Jakarta Crisis Management Centre. MoH now operates five mobile clinics daily with 43 health teams. Medicine and food have been distributed. 30 rubber boats, 2 units of emergency kit, 7 tents and 3 mobile water purification units provided to Ciledug, Petamburan, Cipinang and other affected areas. 16 teams that consist of the Health Office, the army and the police and district and provincial health department officials conducting assessments and surveillance. 20 teams deployed for water purification and post-flood cleanup training. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) continues to provide relief assistance and evacuation to communities in affected areas in Jakarta, Bekasi, Bogor and Tangerang. 11 public kitchens established for some 40,600 people. 1,000 hygiene kits, and other clothing and shelter items distributed to Karawang, Bekasi, Subang. Together with Danamon Peduli Foundation, PMI conducted health services in West Jakarta and Karawang, and treating about 1,000 patients daily. PMI’s watsan assessment team has recommended that water bladders (5,000 litre/1,321 gallon capacity) be provided in 11 points in Jakarta to supply 15,557 people. In Kerawang, 2,000 water reservoirs in six distribution points should be provided for 7,220 people, and 16,000 litres (4,227 gallons) of clean water distributed. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

Provincial government of Jakarta is preparing six large evacuation POSKOs (temporary coordination posts) in Parkir Timur Senayan - Central Jakarta; Tebet Sub-district Office and Police Advance Academy in South Jakarta; Gen. Urip Square in East Jakarta; Cilincing Sub-district Office in North Jakarta and Daan Mogot Baru Square in West Jakarta. POSKOs will be complemented with emergency tents, public kitchens and health posts. (Feb-07, OCHA)

 

International Response

 

To date, no formal request for international assistance has been issued by the government, however, the GOI has asked several UN agencies for targeted assistance.

 

United Nations

 

UN agencies (OCHA, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP and WHO) and IOM providing assistance as requested by GOI. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

UNICEF working with MoH, WHO and other international partners for disease mitigation. Will support measles campaign in 14 IDP locations, starting on 13 February. Will combine distribution of vitamin A with health information campaign in Jakarta. In addition, UNICEF will distribute ORS (Oral Rehydration Salts) sachets and water purification tablets, as well as zinc supplements. (Feb-08, UNICEF)

 

In response to the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare’s formal request for food assistance, World Food Program (WFP) will provide 3.42 metric tons of noodles and biscuits for Tangerang area through MENKOKESRA (Coordinating Ministry for People’s Welfare). Possible assistance requested for two other locations – Bekasi and Cempaka Putih. (Feb-07, OCHA)

 

UNFPA will distribute hygiene kits and reproductive health packages through MoH counterparts. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

WHO helped to establish 15 mobile health units across Jakarta and conducting disease surveillance. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

IOM providing logistical support. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

Office of UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Jakarta continues to support BAKORNAS PB Operating Center in disseminating public information and conducting assessments. (Feb-08. OCHA)

 

 

NGOs/IOs

 

Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) dispatched emergency response teams, and began distributing food to 4,500 people in Kapuk and Kampung Melayu in Jakarta. Aid includes shelter and household items, as well as a medical team in coming days. (Feb-06, ADRA)

 

Americares providing 1,000 clean up kits for IDPs in Kampung Melayu area. Americares may also provide supplies to owners of pre-existing micro-enterprises that were destroyed during the floods. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

Catholic Relief Services (CRS), in partnership with Archdiocese of Jakarta, providing emergency shelter, food, and NFIs to 6,000 people. (Feb-05, CRS)

 

CARE providing clean water supplies to 3,000 families; hygiene kits to 1,500 families; and food to up to 5,000 families in 9 sub-districts in Tangerang district, as well as food to emergency posts. CARE will distribute hygiene kits to 1,500 families in Tangerang from 9 to 10 February. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

Church World Service and other members of Action by Churches Together (ACT) have helped to distribute water to 280 households in Cipinang (east Jakarta), as well as tents and blankets to IDPs in Matraman (central Jakarta) and Jatinegara (east Jakarta). Medical assistance and hygiene kits will also be provided in Cipinang. (Feb-08, CWS) In partnership with Yakkum Emergency Unit (YEU), medical assistance provided to 100 people per day in this area. CWS is planning to assist a further 1,310 families (3,200 people) with sanitation items. (Feb-08, OCHA) YEU will join partner Yayasan Tanggul Bencana Indonesia (YTBI) for mobile clinic activities. (Feb-08, ACT)

 

DHL Indonesia supporting MoH (Ministry of Health) logistics through WHO, by providing trucks to deliver relief items to flood-affected areas. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

International Medical Corps (IMC) working with local partner, Ambulan 118, to assess local clinics – coordinating comprehensive response, including use of three mobile medical units and one ambulance. (Feb-05, IMC)

 

Islamic Relief to distribute blankets, basic food items, hygiene kits and cleaning kits to 1,000 people in Cipinang Melayu, East Jakarta. Distribution scheduled from 7 to 10 February. (Feb-07, OCHA)

 

Mercy Corps sent emergency hygiene supplies to 7,000 affected individuals. Assisted four public kitchens in South and Central Jakarta. Plans to expand response to include NFIs, food, water and other items. (Feb-06, Mercy Corps)

 

Plan Indonesia distributing 2,900 relief packages (food, clothing, and water) and gave US$50,000. Distribution to run from February 7 to 9 in Petamburan and Kebon Melati in Central Jakarta, Cipinang Besar Selatan in East Jakarta, and Rawa Malang in North Jakarta. (Feb-08, OCHA) Rapid assessment teams sent to Petamburan, Karet Tengsin, Kebon Melati, Kebon Pala and Tanabang to assess children’s welfare. (Feb-08, Plan)

 

Save the Children UK distributed 20 hygiene kits, 434 household kits, 3,000 tarpaulins, 1,600 shelter tool kits and 60 classroom tents. (Feb-05, OCHA) Supporting partner organizations, Yayasan Aulia and Yayasan Sanggar Anak Akar, by providing food and water to be distributed over two days in East Jakarta. (Feb-06, Save the Children)

 

Singapore Red Cross offered 50,000 Singapore dollars (US$33,000) to Indonesian Red Cross (PMI). (Feb-07, SRC)

 

Trocaire pledged 50,000 euro (US$65,00) in funding to local partner Karina to distribute medicine, food, water and NFIs. (Feb-06, Troicaire)

 

Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation sent volunteers that distributed food and water to more than 5,000 people in East, West and North Jakarta. Food also provided to public kitchens. Plans to set up medical team in Kapuk Village. (Feb-07, Tzu Chi)

 

Urban Poor Linkage (UPLINK), a partner of Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace NGO and a coalition of Indonesian community organizations, to set up temporary shelter and distributing food, medicine and shelter items. (Feb-06, Development and Peace)

 

World Vision distributing over US$190,000 in supplies this week for about 25,000 people. World Vision plans a total of US$350,000 in aid. World Vision Indonesia, partnering with Wahana Visi Indonesia, providing emergency assistance in 11 sub-districts in East Jakarta and 3 sub-districts in North Jakarta. NFIs, food items, and baby kits distributed to 7,553 households, and packages of medicines, clean water and lightings were distributed to 25 posts. (Feb-07, OCHA)

 

Foreign Governments

 

Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) providing A$150,000 (US$117,000) to the Indonesian Red Cross to provide 5,000 emergency food parcels and 5,000 hygiene kits. (Feb-05, AUSAID)

 

China will donate US$20,000 to Indonesia through the Red Cross. (Feb-06, Xinhua)

 

Danish Red Cross will provide 2,250 hygiene kits. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid deparment (ECHO), allocated 600,000 euros (US$781,000) implemented by Action Contre la Faim (ACF), CARE NL, World Vision and Medecins du Monde FR (MDM) for food, NFIs, wat/san, shelter and health. (Feb-06, ECHO)

 

Germany providing 250,000 euro (US$325,000) to Indonesia. (Feb-06, GOG)

 

Japan providing relief goods in kind equivalent to 15 million yen (US$120,000) to the government of Indonesia. (Feb-05, GOJ)

 

Netherlands has sent 1 million euros (US$1.3 million) – half will be sent to Indonesian Red Cross, while the other half will be sent to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to purchase rubber boats. (Feb-07, GON)

 

New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID) providing NZ$ 100,000 (US$68,000) to be channeled to PMI through the New Zealand Red Cross (NZRC) and the IFRC. (Feb-07, OCHA)

 

Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) pledged 100,000 Euro (US$130,000) to be channelled through the Indonesian Red Cross, and will focus on the recovery of the supply of drinking water and on sanitation. (Feb-08, OCHA)

 

Switzerland has increased aid to 500,000 Swiss francs (US$40,000). Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the Swiss Red Cross have donated 100,000 Swiss francs (US$81,000) to support Indonesian Red Cross with logistics and emergency relief. (Feb-08, GOS)

 

US Embassy in Jakarta said US will provide some US$100,000 to be channeled through the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) and its partners PMI, CARE, Mercy Corps, and World Vision, to support emergency response effort and provide emergency supplies, including NFIs and shelter items. (Feb-05, 06 OCHA)

 

Note: See following annexes for more details on alert levels, affected populations and rain forecast in affected areas

Annex 1: (Bakornas [National Coordinating Board for the Management of Disaster] table of water levels at Sluice Gates)

 

The water level in most sluice gates, although still alarmingly high, has begun to decrease slightly. The following table provides the updated status of the water levels. Alert 1 indicates imminent overflow, alert 2 indicates medium possibility of overflow, and alert 3 indicates a lower possibility of overflow. (Source OCHA Sitrep 3 – 5 February)

 

 

Source: BAKORNAS PB, 6 February, 06:00 hrs

 

 

Annex 2: (BMG Rainfall forecast Map)

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BMG rainfall forecast map for February 2007. (source: WHO Sitrep #3 – 5 Feb)

 

 

 

 

 

Annex 3: (IFRC map of affected locations)

Annex 4: (Bakornas Table of Affected Populations)

The following table provides current data on casualties, IDPs and flooded houses as of 6 February 2007: (source OCHA Sitrep #3 – 6 Feb)

 

 

Source: BAKORNAS PB, 5 February 2007