7 of 10 SINKING; Indonesia Serang, Pandeglang and Lebak in Banten inundated by up to five metres of floodwaters. The condition was caused by sea level rise!

Indonesia SINKING:

/ Heavy rains occurring since Friday had caused 13,755 houses in 97 villages in Serang, Pandeglang and Lebak in Banten province near here to be inundated by up to five metres of floodwaters. /

/ The floods that hit the province of Banten in three areas Lebak, Pandeglang, and Serang, the worst conditions during the last 10 years. Suyadi adds flooding in three areas in Banten that will be long receded. The condition was caused by sea level rise is also examining. So that the overflow of river water suspended and can not flow into the sea. In addition, flooding has also penetrated the Jakarta-Merak Toll. /

/ Source of flooding in the region including Rejo, Kauman, Pakal since Saturday (01.15.2012) last night still not subsided. Even today its height increases. /

/ Increasingly Widespread flooding in Banten. Thousands of homes in the four districts were submerged in water with an average height of 30 cm-1, 5 meters, due to overflowing rivers and Cilemer Ciliman. Besides homes, inundated rice fields as well. Precisely in the Village Cibitung, District Munjul, flooded rice fields covering 1251 hectares.
Meanwhile, residents in the Village Sepantai, District tall, Sambas District, West Kalimantan, has been besieged flooding this week as high as 3 meters. Meanwhile, residents in the Village Sepantai, District tall, Sambas District, West Kalimantan, has been besieged flooding this week as high as 3 meters. In East Java, Solo River flood caused flash floods that submerge thousands of hectares of rice crops in eight districts, Bojonegoro Regency, East Java, yesterday afternoon. /

/ Five villages in the subdistrict, Tangerang District, Banten, flood. Five villages were flooded Ampo Sand Village, Suitcases, Patrasana, Renged, and Talok. Flooding began to enter the township residents since Saturday afternoon /

/ Rain in East Java floods caused one district. Hundreds of houses submerged in Nganjuk. Recorded, about 550 homes in the Village District Sumengko Sukomoro flooded knee-deep in adults. /

/ Floods in Pati Increase Height /

/ A total of eight districts in North Aceh, Aceh, flooded due to overflowing rivers that pass in the area such as Krung River Kuruto, Krung Pase, and Krung Puto. /

JL Lasem subsidence along the 200 meters with a depth of 2.30 meters Source

Pakistan SINKING FINISH:

/ Nearly 2.2 million acres land came under water, of which wheat is being cultivated on 1.5 million acres land. Out of the total affected land, 15 percent is still under water, as natural flow of Dhoro Puran is under encroachments, said Nizamani. Badin, Thatta, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allah Yar, Mirpurkhas, Mithi, Naushero Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad were the worst-hit areas, he said, adding that some areas received more than 500mm rainfall, which damaged the irrigation and transport infrastructure, as well. Inayatullah Bhatti, a grower from Umerkot, said that around 8-10 feet water is still lying in their fields. /

Malaysia SINKING:

/ The floods swept through Kampung Manek Urai Lama, Kampung Laloh, Kampung Lata Rek, Kampung Hamzah and Kampung Gatal, all in Kuala Krai, following intermittent and moderate rain in the interior areas of the state over the past few days. /

Thailand SINKING:

/ New round of flood hits Nakhon Si Thammarat. /

/ The flood situation in the southern province entered its third week as water continued to rise in many areas. /

Pakistan:

Sindh farmland faces loss of Rs12.6bn in rain-hit areas

KARACHI: Sindh faces a loss of around Rs12.6 billion in the rain-hit areas, as wheat could not be cultivated at an area of around 400,000 acres land, a grower said on Saturday.

Sindh Abadgar Board President Abdul Majeed Nizamani told The News that a total of 1.5 million acres land had come under water, of which 400,000 was still not usable.

Wheat, a major crop of Rabi and constituting around 3.5 percent of the GDP is under threat in the rain-hit areas, he said.

Nearly 2.2 million acres land came under water, of which wheat is being cultivated on 1.5 million acres land.

Sindh grows wheat over an area of four million acres land, while it produced a bumper crop of 4.2 million tons in 2010-11, he said.

Out of the total affected land, 15 percent is still under water, as natural flow of Dhoro Puran is under encroachments, said Nizamani.

“It has a bed of 300-feet, but only 25-feet are left out of encroachments, so it could not lift the water,” he said.

“Government’s inefficiency is being observed in the area as no one seems to take measures for evacuation of the rain water,” he said.

Dhoro Puran is a natural drain from Jhudo to Tando Bago Taluka of Badin and had a capacity of 20,000 cusecs flow, but due to encroachments it was unable to flow only a few thousand cusecs.

“Water at lower lands is still there,” he said.

Damage to major Kharif crops and vegetables in rains in Sindh last year had already resulted in a loss of more than Rs271 billion.

Cotton received a loss of 2.4 million bales at an area of 1.27 million acres, accounting for 2.4 percent of the GDP worth Rs134 billion, while the rest of loss occurred to paddy in the rain-affected areas, said Nizamani.

Besides, a loss of Rs21 billion to sugarcane crop is an addition to it. Sugarcane has received a damage of more than 25 percent, he said.

A local grower of District Zafar Shah said that the loss to sugarcane is 50 percent.

The loss was calculated by the board after receiving reports of their private teams, he said.

“Unfortunately, the loss is likely to rise, as around 15 percent land is still under water,” said Nizamani.

They had estimated only loss to crops, while loss to livestock, poultry and fisheries is in addition to it, he said.

Nizamani said that 40 percent damage is natural, while 60 percent damage is human error, as breaches to irrigation channels and LBOD occurred.

Only three districts of upper Sindh, Larkana, Shikarpur and Jacobabad, remained safe from rains, while all other areas are deeply hit.

Badin, Thatta, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allah Yar, Mirpurkhas, Mithi, Naushero Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad were the worst-hit areas, he said, adding that some areas received more than 500mm rainfall, which damaged the irrigation and transport infrastructure, as well.

Sindh Abadgar Board Secretary General Syed Mehmood Nawaz Shah told The News that rainwater is still lying on lands in Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Sanghar, Badin and some low-lying areas of Tando Allah Yar district.

Even if rainwater dries, Shah said that the irrigation water would be unavailable in several areas, as irrigation infrastructure was badly damaged.

Besides wheat, onion, tomatoes and chilies would be short, he said.

The country has already imported tomatoes and onions from India through Wagah border and sea route.

Inayatullah Bhatti, a grower from Umerkot, said that around 8-10 feet water is still lying in their fields. “We have no hope for Rabi and we are also worried about the next Kharif crop,” he added.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=87568&Cat=3

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Thailand:

New round of flood hits Nakhon Si Thammarat

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Jan 15 – A new round of floods triggered by incessant heavy rain hit some areas of the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Sunday.

Some flood-prone communities in Nakhon Si Thammarat municipality have been affected by the new round of the flooding due to two days of incessant downpours. Rising floodwater forced residents to move their belongings to higher ground.

On Sunday, rainfall continued in the Nakhon Si Thammarat municipality which was earlier hit by floodwaters on Jan 2-5.

Meanwhile, all municipal communities raised the ‘red flag’ to warn residents to prepare for possible evacuation as water in several areas continued to rise.
In Phra Phrom district, inbound Nakhon Si Thammarat-Thung Song road is under water. The 50-centimetre-deep floodwater eroded some parts of the road, disrupting traffic. Local disaster prevention and mitigation officials blocked a section of damaged road for safety reasons.

In addition, forest runoff hit flood-prone Lan Saka and Sichon districts. However, the residents were on high alert for possible evacuations if the situation worsens.

In a related development, the Meteorological Department on Sunday issued a warning that the easterly wave remains across the Gulf and southern Thailand.

Fairly widespread rain is likely from Chumphon southward with isolated heavy to very heavy rain especially in Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Trang, Satun, Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat during 1-2 days. People in risky areas along foothills near waterways are warned of flash flood. Strong wind-waves in the Gulf of Thailand are expected at 2-3 meters high. All ships should proceed with caution and small boats stay ashore. (MCOT online news)

http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/318568.html

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Southern city braces for flood

Residents of Muang municipality in Nakhon Si Thammarat are preparing for flooding as water from the district of Lan Saka is expected to hit this evening, reports said.

The flood situation in the southern province entered its third week as water continued to rise in many areas.

A 3.5km-long section of the Nakhon Si Thammarat-Thung Song Road in tambon Tai Sampao of Phra Phom district was under 50 cm of water this afternoon, making it impassable for all types of vehicles, reports said.

Jetsada Wattananurak, head of the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office, expected a large amount of water and mountain runoff from the flooded Lan Saka district will reach city areas this evening.

Water levels in canals in most communities had already risen, he said.

Flash floods and runoff triggered by two days of rain hit three tambons of Lan Saka on Saturday night, prompting the evacuation of about 1,000 families.

However, the flood situation in the district was almost back to normal, Mr Jetsada said.

Nakhon Si Thammarat has declared 15 of its 23 districts disaster zones, with at least 125,000 people affected, and damage was estimated at 120 million baht.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/275255/nakhon-si-thammarat-...

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Malaysia:

Five villages evacuated

ALMOST 200 people in Kuala Krai were forced to leave their homes yesterday when floods hit the state for the third time.
Yaacob Ibrahim tying his home with ropes to prevent it from being swept away

The floods swept through Kampung Manek Urai Lama, Kampung Laloh, Kampung Lata Rek, Kampung Hamzah and Kampung Gatal, all in Kuala Krai, following intermittent and moderate rain in the interior areas of the state over the past few days.
As at 3.30pm, 194 people from the five villages were evacuated to relief centres at SK Kampung Manek Urai Lama, SMK Laloh and SM Teknik Kuala Krai.

A spokesman from the state security council said the number of affected villages was expected to rise if rain did not let up.

He said water levels at flood assessment points at Krai Steps, Guillemard Bridge and Rantau Panjang had risen above the danger level.

As at 4pm, the water level at Krai Steps was recorded at 25.56m (danger level is 25m) while Guillemard Bridge was measured at 16.18m (danger level is 16m).

The spokesman said the level at Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang was recorded at 9.07m, just above its danger level of 9m.

"Those living in the low-lying areas in Rantau Panjang have yet to be evacuated from their homes as Sungai Golok has yet to overflow its banks.

"Rantau Panjang and several areas in Kota Baru might be flooded if rain continues in the rural areas this (yesterday) evening."

He added that no major roads were closed to traffic except the Jalan Tanah Merah-Kusial rural road at Km2.4, which was closed to light traffic after it was submerged under 0.5m of water.

http://www.nst.com.my/local/general/five-villages-evacuated-1.32449

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Indonesia:

Floodwaters submerge 13,755 houses in Banten

JAKARTA: Heavy rains occurring since Friday had caused 13,755 houses in 97 villages in Serang, Pandeglang and Lebak in Banten province near here to be inundated by up to five metres of floodwaters.

According to the National Disaster Management Body of Indonesia, the heavy downpours had also caused the Ciujung, Ciliman, Cimandiri and Cilemer rivers in Banten to overflow, with Cuijung being the worst flood-hit area.

The floods had also caused a landslide in Jalan Banten-Citorek, Lebak, in which a house collapsed and one of its occupants killed.

The number of flood victims taking shelters at relief centres had yet to be ascertained while the distribution of food, clean water and infant milk supply remained inadequate. -- BERNAMA

http://www.nst.com.my/latest/floodwaters-submerge-13-755-houses-in-...

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Flood Serang, Worst 10 Last Year

SERANG - MICOM: The floods that hit the province of Banten in three areas Lebak, Pandeglang, and Serang, the worst conditions during the last 10 years.

A similar flood occurred in 2001. "It's worst floods last ten years, floods like this ever happened, 2001," said Head of the Provincial Disaster Management Suyadi Wiraatmaja Banten, on Sunday (15 / 1).

Suyadi adds flooding in three areas in Banten that will be long receded. The condition was caused by sea level rise is also examining. So that the overflow of river water suspended and can not flow into the sea.

In addition, flooding has also penetrated the Jakarta-Merak Toll, precisely in the KM 57-58. Ironically, the Jakarta-Merak toll segment was completely paralyzed, unable to pass the vehicle.

Operations Manager PT Marga Mandala Sakti, as the manager of the Jakarta-Merak toll road, Azis Ari Wibowo said the vehicles are already in the highway diverted. For vehicles from Jakarta diverted to the toll booth Balaraja West. While the vehicle from Peacock Ciujung diverted to the toll booth.

"Vehicles that transferee must continue the journey by road arteries," Azis said.

The PT Marga Mandala Sakti not counting losses due to flooding. "If losses have not been counted," Azis said. (WB/OL-2)

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2012/01/01/291584/289/101/Banjir...

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Each afternoon rain, Flood Area Pakal knee

Surabaya - The rain kept flushed City of Heroes have an impact for residents. The rain which always go down every evening until midnight today caused flooding in a number of points.

Source of flooding in the region including Rejo, Kauman, Pakal since Saturday (01.15.2012) last night still not subsided. Even today its height increases.

Amari, one of the residents Sources Rejo Kauman RT 3 RW 2 District Pakal claimed her house had been flooded. In front of his house, the water coming from overflow Kali Lamong already spilling into the road and reach the adult knee. He was upset, because during this flood mitigation efforts is felt not right on target.

"Kali Lamong also be widened, not only deepened. If not so, until the end of the world also continued to flood Pakal," Amari said when contacted detiksurabaya.com, Sunday (01/15/2012).

Whenever the rain, he added, Pakal always buttress root circumference. Flooding is assumed to originate from the overflow Kali Lamong and sea water which is also being installed. Plus the water from the West Surabaya supposedly also empties into the Kali Lamong.

Amari said the culverts around housing and Kali Lamong also underutilized. If he's not wrong to interpret, there is only one of three culverts that can be utilized. While the discharge of water that passed during this rainy weather could reach 5,000 cubic feet per hour.

"Culverts under-utilized maximally.'s Useless to waste money for the city government to backhoe times," he said.

According to data collected detiksurabaya.com, now the location of sources around the area Rejo, Kauman, Pakal flooded knee-deep in adults. In fact, ponds owned by residents is also sold out intruding water. If you have this story, meaning the road around the site is also paralyzed, two and four vehicles Ruda too difficult if you have to hit the stream.

http://us.surabaya.detik.com/read/2012/01/15/170742/1816006/466/huj...

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Increasingly Widespread flooding in Banten

SERANG - MICOM: Heavy rains over the past two days have caused severe floods in two districts of Banten region. In Pandeglang, four districts, namely District Munjul, Sobang, Panimbang, and Cigeulis, soaked flood.

Thousands of homes in the four districts were submerged in water with an average height of 30 cm-1, 5 meters, due to overflowing rivers and Cilemer Ciliman. Besides homes, inundated rice fields as well. Precisely in the Village Cibitung, District Munjul, flooded rice fields covering 1251 hectares.

Not far from Pandeglang, namely in Lebak, there are 6 districts hit by floods due to heavy rain for two days. Based on the report the Head of the Regional Disaster Management Lebak, Muklis, six flood-stricken districts, namely District Rangkasbitung, Cimarga, Kalanganyar, Banjarsari, Wanasalam, and Cijaku.

The number of new houses flooded recorded in the three districts, namely District Banjarsari, Cijaku, and Wanasalam with a total of 728 homes. The rest are still in data collection.

Until now still high rainfall and flooding will likely spread to other places. Because the discharge surface of the main rivers such as River overflowed Ciujung, Ciberang, Cisimeut, and Ciliman.

In East Java, Solo River flood caused flash floods that submerge thousands of hectares of rice crops in eight districts, Bojonegoro Regency, East Java, yesterday afternoon.

The average age of rice plants 70-60 days after sowing under water as high as 50 cm. Eight districts that flooded rice fields, namely District Kalitidu, dander, Bojonegoro, Cotton, Balen, Sumberrejo, Kanor, and Baureno.

Head of Production of Food Crops and Horticulture Department of Agriculture Bojonegoro regency, Agus Heryatna, explain the hitherto unknown extent of flood inundation in the paddy fields. Flooding also occurred in southern Bojonegoro.

Total paralysis

Meanwhile, residents in the Village Sepantai, District tall, Sambas District, West Kalimantan, has been besieged flooding this week as high as 3 meters.

According to Assistant II Sambas regency, Chifni, overflowing river Sambas make village government activity was completely paralyzed. Flooding also destroyed the House of SDN 18 Sepantai, 4 houses of worship, and dozens of houses. Thousands of hectares of paddy fields threatened puso.

Heavy rain also caused landslides such as occurs in Hamlet Junggul, Village Bandungan, Bandungan district, Semarang regency, Central Java. Cliffs as high as 15 meters and 50 meters long collapsed due to exposure to landslides. The house belongs to Purwanto, who bonded under the cliff, was the target of landslides. Events that occurred on Friday (13 / 1) night's killing of Sri, 50, one of the occupants of the house, while Purwanto and his wife, Annie, survived despite injuries.

A similar incident occurred in the hamlet Tegalombo, Ngargoretno Village, District Salaman, Magelang regency. Two houses belonging to both avalanches buried 15 meters high cliff. There were no casualties in the incident. (Tim/N-3)

http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2012/01/01/291526/289/101/Banjir...

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Flood lunge Five Villages

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, Grantham - Grantham Five villages in the subdistrict, Tangerang District, Banten, flood. Five villages were flooded Ampo Sand Village, Suitcases, Patrasana, Renged, and Talok. Flooding began to enter the township residents since Saturday afternoon (14 / 1).

High intensity of rain since Sunday (15 / 1) afternoon caused the overflow of river water Cidurian. Discharge water is not able to be accommodated by the river embankment so that eventually the new levee was breached three years old.

According to one member of the Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Distance, Saifudin Tangerang District, the height of flood current reaches the adult chest. "The most severe and Sand Ampo Koper Village," he said which was monitored directly at the site on Sunday.

At least four houses in Kampung Bojong, Sand Ampo collapse and flooding swept away. While 20 other homes were slightly damaged. Currently being conducted by members of the evacuation of the local Koramil assisted by NGOs.

Approximately 800 Head of the Family (KK) was forced to flee in a neighbor's house is higher. Unfortunately, until the news was revealed there is no any kind of government assistance, including tents.

Saifudin said residents desperately need tents to sleep tonight. Village Patrasana current in the standby state. one because its location adjacent to the Situ Patrasana. He added that the region has become a subscription flooding. However, this time it admitted floods quite badly.

http://www.republika.co.id//berita/regional/jabodetabek/12/01/15/lx...

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Floods Submerge knee Hundreds of Houses in Nganjuk

Kediri - Rain in East Java floods caused one district. Hundreds of houses submerged in Nganjuk. Recorded, about 550 homes in the Village District Sumengko Sukomoro flooded knee-deep in adults.

Floods caused by overflow of the River Sumengko are not able to accommodate the flow of water continues to flow. Even in that event, the home residents in 5 RT submerged in water as high as 1 meter. Lucky residents can still save valuables and some chose to evacuate to a safer place.

"The rain happened last night after prayers isyak, the river is not able to withstand water until overflow, but only now receding sudahmulai vast rice fields that are still flooded, hopefully there is no flood aftershocks," said Physical devices to detiksurabaya.com Sumengko Village on Sunday (15 / 1 / 2012).

Since early Sunday morning, residents who assisted the team and TNI Tagana seen on guard to anticipate the subsequent floods are likely to still occur. Because the weather has not fully improved.

Besides soaking homes, hundreds of acres of submerged rice plants also, if it did not rain expected flood will recede in the next 2 days.

http://us.surabaya.detik.com/read/2012/01/15/162029/1815982/475/ban...

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Floods in Pati Increase Height

Liputan6.com, Starch: Altitude Banjarsari flooding in the Village, District of Cork, Pati, Central Java, on Saturday (14 / 1), continues to grow. As a result, the activities of people paralyzed. To exit the house, residents rely on his small boat. While residents who do not have a boat have to struggle to get through a puddle of water up to 1.5 meters. Until now, there has been no assistance from local governments.

In Lebak, Banten, hundreds of houses in three districts, namely District Rangaksbitung, Cibadak, and Kalanganyar flooded up to as high as one meter. Water quickly entered into the settlement area following the overflow of the River Ciujung after torrential rain for almost six hours.

Throughout yesterday, trying to rescue flood victims of their belongings from the house to a higher location. Some residents were forced to flee to the side of the road and set up emergency tents. While others chose to evacuate in musala who did not participate submerged. Meanwhile, local government aid has not touched this area.

In addition to disrupt the activities of people, teaching and learning process in a number of schools also had to be stopped because of all the room studying submerged in water. Floods are soaking in the downtown area Lebak this is the worst flooding since 2001.

The river continued to overflow Ciujung also make people worry. Therefore, the height of flood water will be the same as 10 years old precepts that reached nearly four feet. (Bog)

http://berita.liputan6.com/read/372278/banjir-di-pati-bertambah-tinggi

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Eight sub-districts in Aceh submerged

13/01/2012 20:05
Liputan6.com, North Aceh: A total of eight districts in North Aceh, Aceh, flooded due to overflowing rivers that pass in the area such as Krung River Kuruto, Krung Pase, and Krung Puto. The volume of overflow water after rain during the past week.

Residents were forced to rescue their animals to a dry place while still kept in the home furnishings. Residents began on alert to evacuate if the rains continue to fall. Residents worried about the three rivers that overflow will aggravate flooding conditions in their region. (BJK / FRI)