OCHA Situation Report No. 3
Indonesia: Flash Floods and Landslides
East Nusa Tenggara Province
7 March 2007


Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

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 continued rains and bad 
weather condition is affecting search and rescue efforts and the 
delivery of relief assistance. Road access to the affected sub-districts 
remains blocked in nine points, mainly in Reok and Cibal Sub-Districts.

2. Currently, the total number of IDPs is estimated at 1,839 persons. 
The number has increased as IDPs prefer to relocate themselves in 
anticipation of further landslides.

3. the casualties reported by the BAKORNAS PB is as follows:

|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Sub District |   Dead   | Missing | Injured |
|             | persons  | persons |         |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Reok         |    1     |    6    |    0    |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Cibal        |    33    |    13   |    22   |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Wae Ri'i     |    -     |    -    |    -    |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Lamba Leda   |    1     |    18   |    4    |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Poco Ranaka  |   n/a    |   n/a   |   n/a   |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Ruteng       |    1     |    1    |   n/a   |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Langke       |   n/a    |   n/a   |   n/a   |
|Rembong      |          |         |         |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Kota Komba   |   n/a    |   n/a   |   n/a   |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|
|Total        |    36    |    38   |    26   |
|-------------+----------+---------+---------|

Note: n/a: information not available


4. BAKORNAS PB has reported the further needs of: food supplies, 
medicine and health equipment, electricity generators, tarps, tents, 
plastic sheeting, gasoline, cleaning tools, radio communication, and 
kitchen utensils.

5. The bureau for Meteorology and Geophysic has reported that Tropical 
Cyclone George could possibly affect the area until 8 March 2007. The 
current level of preparedness should be maintained.

II. NATIONAL RESPONSE

1. SATLAK PB Manggarai District continues to distribute food and 
non-food items to the affected communities, especially to Cibal Sub 
District, worst hit by the landslides.

2. The Department of Social Affairs has delivered food and non-food 
items to SATLAK PB Manggarai, valued IDR 454 million (USD 50,500).

3. The Bureau of Health continues to assist health institutions such as 
Ruteng Hospital and Community Health Posts to provide necessary 
services.

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.


For detailed information please contact:

UN RC/HC Office Jakarta
Fax:  +62 21 319 00 003

Mr. Abdul Haq Amiri
  Tel. + 62 21 314 1308
  Mob. + 62 812 108 7277

Titi Moektijasih
  Tel.  +62 21 314 1308
  Mob.  +62 811 87 39 97

Desk Officers:
  NYC - Ms. Kirsten Gelsdorf, +1 917 367 2174
   Mob.  +1 617 470 9014
  GVA - Mr. Erik Kastlander,  +41-22-917 1587

Press contact:
  NYC - Ms. Stephanie Bunker, Tel. +1-917 367 5126
  GVA - Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, Tel. +41-22-917 2653

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