2011-05-07
Emergency Obs. Request Information
- Disaster Type: Flash flood
- Country: Indonesia
- Occurrence Date (UTC):
- SA activation Date(UTC): 07 May, 2011
- Requester: Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN)
- Escalation to the International Charter:
- GLIDE Number:
Disaster Situation
Four people havebeen found dead while ten others are still went missing on Saturdayfollowing flash floods after heavy rains in Garut, West Java. Three villages namely Cigadog, Cijambe and Cikelett were the hardest hit by the flood. Thousand houses had been submerged while 25 others had been swept away by the flood. Thousand houses and rice fields meanwhile had been submerged in Cibalong sub-district.
(source: http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/71143/four-dead-10-still-missing-after-floods-in-garut)