Indonesia: Floods in and its greater area Situation Report No. 02/2013 (as of 18 January 2013)

This report is produced by OCHA Indonesia in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It was issued by OCHA Indonesia. It covers the period on 18 January 2013. The next report will be issued on or around 20 January 2013. Highlights

• Floods continue to inundate areas in Jakarta spreading across 74 villages in 31 sub-districts. They represent 8% of Jakarta geographical areas. • Eleven persons reported dead. • The affected include 248,846 persons or 97,608 HHs. • 18,018 IDPs or around 4,000 HHs are displaced in around 68 displacement centers. • The Governor of Jakarta has announced 17 to 27 January 2013 as the Emergency Phase. • A letter offering international humanitarian assistance has been conveyed to and accepted by the Head of the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) on 17 January. • Floods in , a province next to the western part of Jakarta is also suffering floods for the last one month. Flood waters in Banten are receding.

Jakarta Flood :

248,846 8% 18,018 Affected people Flood inundation area of Jakarta Internally displaced people

Situation Overview

As of 18 January, the number of IDPs in Jakarta has reached 18,018 persons or around 4,000 HHs out of 248,846 people or 97,608 HH affected people. A total of eleven persons reportedly died due to the flood water. East Jakarta remains the worst affected area with more than 7,000 displaced people followed by with more than 3,000 IDPs.

While the rain continues to pour in Jakarta and the greater area, the water level at the sluice gates has been decreasing. In several parts of Jakarta, the water flow damaged the pavement of the train impeding thousands of train passengers. The train service to some of the areas remains closed. Main roads have been accessible within Jakarta. Community activities resumed as normal as the offices, markets, and other economic activities resumed operations. Telephone lines and electricity networks are generally functioning with electricity cut off in some areas. Some parts of Jakarta remain inaccessible as the flood water level is more than 50 cm. For 19 January, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG)’s weather forecast for Jakarta will vary from cloudy to high intensity rain combined with rain in .

The Government is working to provide adequate humanitarian assistance at the displacement centers with support from civil society and private sectors.

On the issue of floods in Banten Province, most of the total 38,084 HHs or around 152,336 IDPs impacted by floods have already been returning home. As of 18th January morning, district and city was inundated with 30-60 cms of water.

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Humanitarian Response

The Provincial Government of Jakarta with the support of BNPB continues to coordinate the mobilization of emergency response, both from government institutions, civil society, and private sector. A range of emergency response logistics support has been provided by the government, civil society and private sector actors. In some areas, logistics distribution is impeded by transportation challenges. Details of support from government, civil society and private sector actors are being compiled and can be accessed in http:// Indonesia.humanitarianresponse.info.

As the emergency response phase is set for ten days up to 27 January, the government is working hard to fulfill the humanitarian needs while also paying attention to the recovery needs of the affected people. BNPB is also planning for a Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA).

To support the Government of Indonesia (GoI) in dealing with the emergency, the Humanitarian Coordinator submitted a letter offering international humanitarian assistance to BNPB. General Coordination

The GoI has set up the incident command system and six clusters as follows: 1) Search and Rescue; 2) Shelter, Food and Nutrition; 3) Health, Hygiene and Psychosocial; 4) Water and Sanitation; 5) Education, and 6) Emergency/early recovery in both national and provincial command posts. As the Government has been mobilizing its capacity to fulfill the emergency needs, it is clear that assistance from stakeholders, including the existing inter-agency clusters will need to adjust to the Government established structure.

On 18th January, BNPB convened a coordination meeting with line ministries to formulate strategic actions for flood response. OCHA staff participated in this meeting.

The first Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) meeting for Jakarta Flood was convened on 18th January with participation of bi-lateral partners (USAID, AUSAID/AIFDR, JICA, New Zealand, ECHO), representatives from private sector (DRP and UN Global Compact), the Humanitarian Forum-Indonesia to represent national stakeholders, OXFAM to represent international NGOs, and UN agencies. The meeting agreed that the humanitarian assistance will need to adjust to the coordination by BNPB and BPBD-Jakarta (provincial authority) and that the international cluster mechanism will adjust to the incident command system established by BNPB and BPBD-Jakarta. Some international clusters have been engaged with national counterparts in helping meet the urgent needs.

Following the HCT meeting, the Humanitarian Coordinator met with the Head of BNPB to discuss coordination of potential international assistance to the GoI. It was explained during the meeting that while the GoI is mobilizing its resources and is capable of dealing with this disaster, BNPB welcomed the support by the national and international community. The Chief highlighted the need for ensuring emergency readiness in other affected parts of Indonesia, particularly the inaccessible remote parts of the country. It emphasized that engagement with private sector be continued and promoted.

Background on the crisis Torrential rains in Jakarta and the outlying areas particularly in Bogor, have caused the overflow of rivers causing widespread flooding in Jakarta. At the initial stage of the flood, thousands of houses, buildings, roads have been flooded. Floodwaters have blocked some major roads and paralyzed transportation in some parts of the city. The Provincial Agency for Disaster Management (BPBD) Jakarta with the support from the National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) is mobilizing emergency response. Civil society and private sector actors have been active in supporting the Government since the initial stage of the flood. East Jakarta is the worst affected area. Telephone lines and electricity networks are generally functioning. In some outer areas of Jakarta, such as Banten, Bogor, and Tangerang, the rain has also caused floods and landslides, with a number of casualties recorded. In general, the floods in Banten have been receding and the majority of the IDPs have already been returning home.

For further information, please contact: Rajan Gengaje , Head of OCHA Indonesia, [email protected], Tel: +62 812 108 7277 Nova Ratnanto , Emergency Response Officer, [email protected] , Tel: +62 812 6534 1341

For more information, please visit http:// Indonesia.humanitarianresponse.info

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