OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Indonesia: Flash Floods and Landslides
East Nusa Tenggara Province
5 March 2007


This report is developed by HC/RC Office in Indonesia based on 
information provided by the National Coordinating Board for the 
Management of Disaster (BAKORNAS PB), Provincial Coordinating Unit for 
the Management of Disaster (SATKORLAK PB) East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesian 
Red Cross (PMI), and media reports.

I. SITUATION

1. SATKORLAK PB East Nusa Tenggara reports that search and rescue 
activities continue, using equipment from the Bureau of Public Works. 
Road access to the affected sub-districts remains blocked in some 
points.  The Bureau of Public Works, together with local armed forces 
posts, local police offices and communities, are working to reopen road 
access to the affected areas.  The electricity has been cut off in most 
of the affected sub-districts.

2. According to SATKORLAK PB East Nusa Tenggara, displaced persons have 
been scattered mostly in temporary tents provided by local authorities 
in each village.  Currently the total number of IDPs is estimated at 
1,187 persons.

3. Casualties reported by the BAKORNAS PB are as follows:



|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Sub District |   Dead  | Missing | Injured |
|             | persons | persons |         |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Reok         |    1    |    6    |    0    |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Cibal        |    33   |    13   |    21   |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Wae Ri'i     |    -    |    -    |    -    |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Lamba Leda   |   n/a   |    19   |    0    |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Poco Ranaka  |   n/a   |   n/a   |   n/a   |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Ruteng       |   n/a   |    2    |   n/a   |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Langke       |   n/a   |   n/a   |   n/a   |
|Rembong      |         |         |         |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Kota Komba   |   n/a   |   n/a   |   n/a   |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|
|Total        |    34   |    40   |    21   |
|-------------+---------+---------+---------|

Note: n/a: information not available


II. NATIONAL RESPONSE

1. SATLAK PB Manggarai District distributed food and non-food items to 
the affected communities.  50 metric tonnes of rice has been made on 
standby to be released by the Bureau of Social Affairs at the district 
level.

2. The Department of Health has delivered 100 body bags, medicine, 2,000 
masks and 30 rubber gloves to Bureau of Health at Manggarai District.

3. In anticipation of transportation challenges, BAKORNAS PB has 
coordinated with SATKORLAK PB and the military air forces to provide a 
helicopter and two planes (a CN 235 and a Hercules C 130).  Posts in 
Halim Perdanakusuma, Kupang and Maumere airports have been set up to 
accelerate assistance.

4. BAKORNAS PB has provided IDR 50 million to SATLAK PB Manggarai 
District in response to the disaster.

5. The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) East Nusa Tenggara has conducted a 
damage analysis and needs assessment in affected areas, and dispatched a 
20 person SATGANA (Disaster Response Team) to conduct the assessment and 
assist the search and rescue.

6. PMI reports that urgent needs include the body bags, water 
purification systems, emergency medicine, boots, rain coats, emergency 
lamps, family kits and food packages.

III. INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

1. The UN RC/HC Office in Jakarta continues to monitor the situation in 
close contact with pertinent government and non-government institutions, 
as well as the Indonesian Red Cross.  BAKORNAS PB advises that agencies 
willing to provide relief assistance should coordinate their efforts 
with the local authorities.


For detailed information please contact:

Abdul Haq Amiri
UN RC/HC Office Jakarta
Tel. 62 21 314 1308
Fax. 62 21 319 00 003
Mobile  62 812 10 87 277

Mindaraga Rahardja
UN RC/HC Office Jakarta
Tel.   62 21 314 1308
Fax.   62 21 319 00 003
Mobile   62 811 82 52 07

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