7 of 10 SINKING and TILTING; Indonesia: A total of 1416 houses were damaged by flood inundation in the District Sambelia, East Lombok! Big wave continues!

[Stanislav]

12 March, 2012

25 February, 2012

Rising waters flooded parts of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, in March 2012, forcing some residents to evacuate their homes. On March 15, evacuation orders were lifted for the northern Victoria town of Nathalia, which had faced possible inundation. Although allowed to return home, residents were warned to stay vigilant for rapidly rising waters, news reports said.

Indonesia SINKING:

Java waves and flood -

/ Rob Flood Losses Reach Billions of Rupiah Sukabumi. Disaster Management Agency Sukabumi district of West Java to record loss due to damage caused by floods in three districts rob billions of rupiah. "The flood resulted in three districts rob hundreds of hectares of land pesawahan damaged, broken roads, submerged hundreds of homes, dozens of stalls in Palabuhanratu damaged homes and infrastructure destroyed and flooded more like a mosque, praying and others," he said. /

/ In the waters Sumenep, East Java, dozens of ships were found stranded after being hit by high waves and strong winds. In fact, a number of timber ships were destroyed. /

/ Waves in ocean waters north of Java to three meters plus high winds complicate the search for a missing fisherman named Rudi, 18, a resident of the village of Gunung Jati subdistrict Singamerta Cirebon, but the search continued. Police Commissioner Ade Section Chief Police SAR Binmas municipal water Jabar told reporters in Cirebon on Friday, said the waves in the Java Sea waters north of about three meters high plus winds making it difficult for rescue teams, but the search continues. /

/ Dozens of local and foreign tourists are still stuck on the island of Karimun, Karimunjawa district, Jepara, Central Java, because the waves are still quite high and not safe to sail. /

Bali waves and flood -

/ Flash floods hit the village of Sudaji, Dawan District, Buleleng regency, Bali. As a result, dozens of homes were damaged, as well as vehicle swept away people and livestock. Residents experienced the worst damage to the village of Banjar Cemblong Sudaji. Monitoring of SCTV, Wednesday (14/3), dozens of homes were damaged and filled with water and mud. /

/ Waves of 5 meters, Padang Bai Port Closed. High waves that reach 5 meter lead to the crossing activity in the port of Padang Bai, Candidasa, Bali towards Sheet Harbour, West Lombok, NTB was stopped for the safety of passengers. /

Sumatera wave -

/ Sea wave of Bengkulu Reaches Three Meter. Within 12 hours of the next wave of the sea off the coast of Bengkulu is forecasted to reach a height of two to three meters. /

Nusa Tenggara wave and flood -

/ 1416 hit by Flash Flood Damaged Home. A total of 1416 houses were damaged by flood inundation in the District Sambelia, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, since Tuesday (3/13/2012) to Saturday (17/03/2012). /

/ Big waves at Tanjung Karang Mataram

Two children in the coastal train racehorses as the winds and large waves occurred in Tanjung Karang, Mataram, NTB, Friday (16/3)  SOURCE /

Indonesia:

Bali -

Waves of 5 meters, Padang Bai Port Closed

DENPASAR, KOMPAS.com - high waves that reach 5 meter lead to the crossing activity in the port of Padang Bai, Candidasa, Bali towards Sheet Harbour, West Lombok, NTB was stopped for the safety of passengers.

The management port of Padang Bai said the wave height to 5 meters is very dangerous for pedestrian activity. Do not want to take the risk, vote to close the harbor crossings until conditions return to normal waves.

"From today there is no crosswalk," said Operations Manager PT ASDP port of Padang Bai, Eko Yulianto when contacted on Friday (16/03/2012) afternoon.

Crossings due to the operation of the Port of Padang Bai, a long line of hundreds of vehicles lined up to several kilometers look out the port. Estimated to be the snaking queue if today there is no crossing to the sheet.

Wave heights in the various waters south of Indonesia due to extreme weather caused by tropical storm formation in western Australia Lua. Meteorology and Geophysics (BMKG) has issued warnings of extreme weather in some areas is estimated to occur between 15 to 18 March 2012. Extreme weather caused heavy rain accompanied by lightning, hurricanes and high waves.

http://regional.kompas.com/read/2012/03/16/15520148/Ombak.5.Meter.P...

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Dozens of Homes and cattle swept away
Liputan6.com, Buleleng: Flash floods hit the village of Sudaji, Dawan District, Buleleng regency, Bali. As a result, dozens of homes were damaged, as well as vehicle swept away people and livestock.

Residents experienced the worst damage to the village of Banjar Cemblong Sudaji. Monitoring of SCTV, Wednesday (14/3), dozens of homes were damaged and filled with water and mud. After the rain subsided, residents worked together to clear debris and mud that filled the house of the village street.

Flash floods are thought to be caused breakdown dike is feared will happen again when heavy rain falls. There are no victims in this tragedy. (BJK / SHA)

http://berita.liputan6.com/read/381911/puluhan-rumah-dan-ternak-ter...

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Java -

High waves, Travelers Dozens Held in Karimunjawa

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JEPARA --- Dozens of local and foreign tourists are still stuck on the island of Karimun, Karimunjawa district, Jepara, Central Java, because the waves are still quite high and not safe to sail. "Until now, there were still about 36 tourists, nine of whom are foreign tourists," said Head Karimunjawa Nuryanto, Saturday (17/3).

Of dozens of tourists, he said, there are also students. He said the condition of the tourists is quite safe and there is no problem, because your schedule planned return visit on Sunday (11/3).

While the arrival of the tourists, is expected Wednesday (7/3), so the crossings scheduled passenger Motor Vessel (KMP) new Muria can go home on Sunday (11/3).

"Actually, Thursday (8/3) there are departures from the island Karimunjawa ship, but due to arrive the day before would not be able to enjoy the attractions there, so would prefer Sunday (11/3)," he said.

However, he added, the scheduled departure KMP Muria in Jepara on Saturday (10/3) was postponed due to bad weather the sea, so that the tourists have to be patient to wait for the sea returned to normal weather conditions. Based on his return schedule, then dozens of tourists has not been able to go home since Sunday (11/3). "We hope that these conditions did not discourage tourists to visit because of the unpredictability of nature," he said.

He said, can not ensure that as many as 36 tourists are still in Karimunjawa or gone home with a fishing boat.

Previous experience, he said, there are few tourists are desperate to go home by renting a fishing boat sailing without a permit, despite the waves of the sea is still quite high. "Typically, each crossing can carry up to an 20-tourists," he said.

Crossings, he said, is done in secret, especially made of certain islands that are not detected officer. When back in Jepara, he said, prefer at an unknown location Jepara Police Water Police officers.

To that end, he urged, tourists are not desperate to go home by renting a fishing boat, given the waves of the sea still reached 3.5 meters. "At first sight, the sea is the weather began to improve. However, when in the middle of the sea waves height ranges from 2.5 meters to 3.5 meters," he said.

http://www.republika.co.id/berita/gaya-hidup/travelling/12/03/17/m1...

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High waves Sulitkan Missing Fishermen Search in Cirebon

CIREBON - AFP: Waves in ocean waters north of Java to three meters plus high winds complicate the search for a missing fisherman named Rudi, 18, a resident of the village of Gunung Jati subdistrict Singamerta Cirebon, but the search continued.

Police Commissioner Ade Section Chief Police SAR Binmas municipal water Jabar told reporters in Cirebon on Friday, said the waves in the Java Sea waters north of about three meters high plus winds making it difficult for rescue teams, but the search continues.

According to Ade, the search for survivors would continue to be pursued according to the operational standards prosuder for seven days, the search had lasted four days, before sweeping the next harapanya can be found by a joint team and the SAR Satpol Basarnas Jabar Air Police.

"Weather conditions along the Java Sea is less friendly, high winds accompanied by a wave of coloring the search for victims, it takes patience and attentiveness of the SAR team," said Ade.

Mahmud, a fisherman Pantura admitted, since the last week of bad weather again hit the waters of the north coast of Cirebon, SAR teams would have difficulty because of visibility at sea is limited due to high winds and waves. Local fishermen, said Mahmud, helped search for victims, but they are also experiencing difficulties due to bad weather.

While the three other victims were rescued namely, Suhartono Suratman bin, bin Wirjo Tohir, Aladin bin Warsito, while another is still continuing the search, hope the weather conditions improved for ease of combing the victim. (Ant/OL-2)

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2012/03/17/306095/289/101/Ombak-...

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Dozens hit by a wave of Stranded Ship, 2 Destroyed

Metrotvnews.com, Sumenep: Bad weather is still ongoing in some waters of Indonesia, continue to hamper shipping activity. In the waters Sumenep, East Java, dozens of ships were found stranded after being hit by high waves and strong winds. In fact, a number of timber ships were destroyed.

Data obtained by Metro TV, Friday (16/3), four boats and four barges that tugboats pulled Poteran stranded in the waters of the Village, District Talango, Sumenep. It had eight ships adrift in the waters before being dragged into the Village Poteran.

There were no reports of casualties in the accident. According to local residents, the crew was still inside the ship. They have not come down because while preserving the goods transported.

At the same time, two ships were also destroyed in the waters of the waves hit Sapeken Islands, Sumenep. The ship is the ship Danakan 1 and 2, which departed from the island of Bali Sapeken. The ship was carrying grouper. The entire crew was reported safe.

While on the island Masalembu, there are four fishing boats beached also hit by high waves. (DSY)

http://www.metrotvnews.com/read/newsvideo/2012/03/16/147270/Belasan...

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Rob Flood Losses Reach Billions of Rupiah Sukabumi

SUKABUMI - AFP: Disaster Management Agency Sukabumi district of West Java to record loss due to damage caused by floods in three districts rob billions of rupiah.

"Losses due to flooding of our calculations while reaching Rp1, 2 billion, but that number could certainly not be reduced or increased," said Head of Logistics and Emergency BPBD Bidag Sukabumi district Usman Susilo told Reuters on Thursday (15/3).

According to him, the biggest loss of the three districts that experienced flooding rob, namely Ciemas, while District Palabuhanratu and Ciracap impact is not very big losses. In Ciemas high losses caused approximately 112 hectares of paddy fields ready for harvest until there is a broken even puso or crop failure.

"The flood resulted in three districts rob hundreds of hectares of land pesawahan damaged, broken roads, submerged hundreds of homes, dozens of stalls in Palabuhanratu damaged homes and infrastructure destroyed and flooded more like a mosque, praying and others," he said.

In addition, due to flooding in Palabuhanratu rob, dozens of heads of household who fled to refugee camps located in three points, ie, in the village of Pine, Swamp Bats and Citepus. Flooding in the District Ciracap Sementaram rob cut along the provincial road 200 meters to access traffic disrupted.

He said the current floods have started receding rob, but if bad weather rob potential flooding could happen. "People have returned to their respective areas and a pool of seawater was already not very high," says Usman.

He added that it remained on guard at the location of existing flood disaster rob fear that aftershocks could cause casualties. Personnel who are tasked with monitoring developments revealed the disaster site to minimize casualties and losses. (Ant/Ol-3)

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2012/03/16/305815/289/101/Kerugi...

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Sumatera -

Sea wave of Bengkulu Reaches Three Meter
Liputan6.com, Bengkulu: Within 12 hours of the next wave of the sea off the coast of Bengkulu is forecasted to reach a height of two to three meters.

"The sea was as high as three meters Enggano potentially occur in waters up to the waters of Lampung," said analyst Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) Fatmawati Soekarno Bengkulu Meteorological Station, Suparwi, Tuesday (22/11). This condition is visible from BMKG early warning.

Of weather satellite images visible area of cloud coverage and rain in the area of northern Sumatra, the Straits of Malacca, some areas of the province of Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, Bangka, South Sumatra and Mentawai western Indian Ocean, to the west Lampung. Wind in the Bengkulu area generally blow from the west to the Northeast with speeds between 05 to 32 kilometers per hour or range between 03 to 18 knots.

"The weather in the region occurred off Bengkulu generally light rain in the afternoon until the evening, the air temperature between 23 and 32 degrees Celsius, and humidity between 62 to 97 percent," he said. (ANT / Vin)

http://berita.liputan6.com/read/364109/gelombang-laut-bengkulu-capa...

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Nusa Tenggara -

1416 hit by Flash Flood Damaged Home

LOMBOK EAST, KOMPAS.com - A total of 1416 houses were damaged by flood inundation in the District Sambelia, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, since Tuesday (3/13/2012) to Saturday (17/03/2012).

Reuters reporters at the scene on Saturday, reported the data obtained from the Head Office Sambelia show of the 1416 house rusah, 336 of whom were severely damaged and 1,080 lightly damaged.

Damaged thousands of houses are scattered in 10 villages in the district Sambelia, namely Desa Pandan Labuhan one heavily damaged and 47 lightly damaged, one heavily damaged village Sambelia and 26 lightly damaged, 585 slightly damaged Dadap village, the village of Dara Key 305 were severely damaged and 24 destroyed mild.

While in the village Senanggalih three homes with minor damage, the Village Sugian six severely damaged and 393 lightly damaged, the Village Sweet Bagik three badly damaged and two slightly damaged, while in the village of Belanting, Madayin and Obel-obel Village is still in the stage of data collection.

According to the Head Sambelia Parihin, East Lombok regency government is considering to help repair homes damaged or swept away by flash floods. "The government will certainly help repair homes that were severely damaged. But for now we still record first," he said.

In addition to causing damage to homes, he said, flash floods have also caused damage to county roads along the 1,500 meters, 3,100 meters of village roads and provincial roads in the Hamlet of Dara Key, Key Dara village, 50 meters long. Five bridges were also destroyed, the bridge consists of a single province, four bridges and one bridge village.

While the data fields are broken up Saturday at 12.00 pm reached 164.28 hectares and 0.5 hectares of fields. Damaged rice fields planted with rice and corn.

The natural disaster also destroyed irrigation canals along the 1650 meters in the village of Pandan Labuhan 400 meters, 50 meters Sambelia village, the village of Dara Key Village 1150 meters and 50 meters Bagik Manis.

"The problem of losses farmers will certainly be a concern of East Lombok regency government, but for now our focus is still dealing with people who are still in evacuation shelters," said Parihin.

http://regional.kompas.com/read/2012/03/17/20425445/1.416.Rumah.Rus....

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[KM]

Thank you Stanislav for your diligent reporting of the sinking, tilting and flooding!