IFNet Newsletter Vol. 35
June 23, 2006 / IFNet secretariat |
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Flood and Landslide in Southern Sulawesi Island, Indonesia |
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DAMAGE
Torrential rains hit the southern Sulawesi Island for three days started
from June 18. On June 20, the area was inundated by 1-2m, and landslide
wrecked havoc in Sinjai district.
NUMBER OF DEAD AND MISSING PERSONS
- Dead: 190
- Missing: more than 140
AFFLICTED AREA
Southern Sulawesi Island, Indonesia
Location:
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Sa.nsf/luFullMap/
9537D8BF95344EEE85257194006C7041/$File/rw_FF_idn210606.pdf?OpenElement
(Reliefweb)
CAUSE
Locals point out illegal logging as a major cause of the disaster.
GFAS RAINFALL INFORMATION
According to GFAS, daily precipitation exceeding 5-year return period was
observed on June 20 in the southern Sulawesi Island (Fig.1).
Fig1: GFAS Excess area map of 5-year return period precipitation (in red)
June 20, 2006 0:00-24:00 |
Please check GFAS page:
http://gfas.internationalfloodnetwork.org/gfas-web/
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