OCHA Situation Report No. 11
Indonesia: Floods
Jakarta-Bogor-Depok-Tangerang-Bekasi
22 February 2007


Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

This report has been prepared by the UN HC/RC Office in Indonesia based 
on information provided by the National Coordinating Board for the 
Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS PB), the Provincial Coordinating Unit 
for the Management of Disaster (SATKORLAK PB) Jakarta, the Indonesian 
Red Cross (PMI), the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), and media 
reports.

I. SITUATION

1. General situation in flood-affected areas has returned to normal. 
Communities, authorities and humanitarian organizations are focusing 
activities in these areas on clean up.  Fogging, fumigation and 
chlorination activities have also increased in light of the high number 
of patients being treated for water-borne diseases.  The Ministry of 
Health (MoH) reports that as of 21 February, in-patients across 
JABODETABEK hospitals for water-borne diseases total 1,456.  Of those 
patients, 712 suffer from diarrhea and 378 from dengue.  To date, 20 
people have died due to complications from diarrhea and 13 people from 
dengue.  Meanwhile, outpatients have totaled 209,056 persons.  The 
number of positive leptospirosis patients has increased to 112, while 
four people have died. Two tetanus patients are new undergoing treatment 
in Budhi Asih hospital, East Jakarta. Health facilities are no longer 
flooded.

2. BAKORNAS PB has informed that as of 21 February, three 
sub-sub-districts (Jati Padang and Pejaten Barat of Pasar Minggu 
Sub-district; and Petogogan of Kebayoran Lama Sub-district) in South 
Jakarta remain inundated by 30 ? 70 cm of water. Tangerang, one of the 
hardest hit areas, is no longer flooded.  DKI Jakarta SATKORLAK PB 
continues to monitor the water level in all sluice gates.  As a result 
of the cleaning activities, 431,090 cubic meters of waste have been 
transported to the final dump site in Bantar Gebang.

3. Local media have reported that the DKI Jakarta administration plans 
to use its reserve budget of IDR 700 billion (approximately USD 
76,960,000) for flood recovery projects.  The funds will be earmarked to 
repair infrastructure damaged during the flood.  A reserve budget will 
be tapped if the allocated budget for respective agencies is not 
sufficient to finance the recovery projects.

4. The following table provides data on casualties, damaged houses, 
affected districts and IDPs for JABODETABEK, as reported by BAKORNAS PB 
as of 21 February:

a. DKI Jakarta

|-----+----------+--------+-------+------------+------------|
| No  | Location |Affected|       |     Sub    |Sub-District|
|     |          | People |       |Sub-District|            |
|-----+----------+--------+-------+------------+------------|
|     |          |  Died  |  IDPs |            |            |
|-----+----------+--------+-------+------------+------------|
|  1  |East      |   16   |  375  |       3    |     2      |
|     |Jakarta   |        |       |            |            |
|-----+----------+--------+-------+------------+------------|
|  2  |West      |   17   |   -   |       -    |     -      |
|     |Jakarta   |        |       |            |            |
|-----+----------+--------+-------+------------+------------|
|  3  |South     |   1    | 1,321 |       5    |     2      |
|     |Jakarta   |        |       |            |            |
|-----+----------+--------+-------+------------+------------|
|  4  |Central   |   3    |   -   |       -    |     -      |
|     |Jakarta   |        |       |            |            |
|-----+----------+--------+-------+------------+------------|
|  5  |North     |   11   |   -   |       -    |     -      |
|     |Jakarta   |        |       |            |            |
|-----+----------+--------+-------+------------+------------|
|Sub  |          |   48   | 1,696 |       8    |     4      |
|Total|          |        |       |            |            |
|-----+----------+--------+-------+------------+------------|

Source: BAKORNAS PB, 21 February 2007


b. Banten

|-----+-----------+--------+------|
| No  | Locations |Affected|      |
|     |           | People |      |
|-----+-----------+--------+------|
|     |           |  Died  | IDPs |
|-----+-----------+--------+------|
|  1  |Tangerang  |   5    |   -  |
|     |City       |        |      |
|-----+-----------+--------+------|
|  2  |Tangerang  |   8    |   -  |
|     |District   |        |      |
|-----+-----------+--------+------|
|Total|           |   13   |   -  |
|-----+-----------+--------+------|

Source: Tangerang City SATLAK PB


Around 10 cm of water remain in Gembor sub-sub-district, Priuk District. 
In total, there remain 680 IDPs in Priuk and Gembor sub-sub-districts, 
Priuk District.

II. NATIONAL RESPONSE

5. According to MoH, 877 medical workers have been dispatched to date to 
health facilities in the flood-affected areas.  Field hospitals in Koja 
hospital of North Jakarta continue to operate.  The distribution of 
medical supplies and equipment to hospitals is on-going across 
JABODETABEK.

6. Tangerang City SATLAK PB continues to focus its cleaning activities 
in residential areas that are no longer flooded.  The distribution of 
basic food item packages is on-going.  The Tangerang Health Office is 
supporting cleaning activities by distributing disinfectant to health 
posts across Tangerang while providing continued medical services with 
priority to those suffering from diarrhea, dengue and leptospirosis.

III. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

7. The Singapore Embassy in Jakarta, Singapore Association in Indonesia 
(SAI) and Singapore Technologies Telemedia (STT) have contributed 
approximately IDR 200 million (approximately USD 22,000) in medical aid 
and essential supplies to support the Indonesian Department of Health's 
flood relief efforts.  This latest aid package is part of the ongoing 
effort by the Singaporean community in Jakarta to assist those affected 
by the recent floods.

8. Christian Children's Funds (CCF) supports in Jakarta six projects 
through local NGOs in areas that have been impacted by the flood.  In 
Pulo Gadung ? East Jakarta; Pondok Labu ? South Jakarta; and in Tambura, 
Kapuk and Kamal ? West Jakarta, a total of 2,235 families (10,427 
people, including 3,860 children) are benefiting from CCF projects. 
CCF has committed over USD 40,000 in support of these families by 
providing food and water, support to clean-up activities, and family 
support to ensure ongoing school attendance.

9. Save the Children is procuring 2,000 family hygiene & clean-up kits 
for families and 800 community clean-up kits that will assist 
approximately 20,000 people in the clean-up following the floods.  In 
seven days, 2,065 patients have been treated in a Save the Children 
supported clinic.

10. Islamic Relief has distributed hygiene kits, clean-up kits, food and 
non-food items to 346 families in Kelnder, Duren Sawit sub-district of 
East Jakarta.

11. HOPE Worldwide Indonesia continues to provide humanitarian 
assistance to flood victims.  Over five metric tonnes of food, water, 
medicines, and clean up kits have been distributed to approximately 
10,000 persons.  An additional humanitarian aid of five metric tonnes 
has arrived in Jakarta, and is ready for distribution and for provision 
of services to assist the victims.  After three weeks of assistance, 
HOPE's Flood Relief Plan for the next few months will focus in (a) 
provision of health services to flood affected population in three 
clinics and in other mobile clinics; (b) distribution of 1,000 family 
clothing and mattress, and 200 clean up kits donated by IOM; (c) 
distribution of water and disinfectants for house cleaning; (d) 
distribution of five metric tonnes of food, water, and medicines (valued 
roughly USD 1.2 million) donated by HOPE Worldwide Singapore and Heart 
to Heart International; and (e) implementation of education support 
programs for 400 flood victims through the provision of school supplies, 
street children education, and computer education (sponsored by Target).

12. UN WFP informs that as of today, it has distributed 5.00 metric 
tonnes of rice, 76.40 metric tonnes of noodles, and 22. 90 metric tonnes 
of biscuits to affected areas in Jakarta, Bekasi, Tangerang and 
Karawang. Food was actually dispatched between 7 and 15 February to 
different locations across JABODETABEK and Karawang, West Java.  (This 
is an amendment to information provided in Situation Report No. 11 of 22 
February)

More information

This situation report and maps of the affected areas are available on
OCHA's Reliefweb: http://www.reliefweb.int


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