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Floods - November 2000, Indonesia

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Glide number: FL-2000-000770-IDN
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Torrential, seasonal rains caused extensive flooding in West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh in November triggering landslides, damaging many homes, and taking close to 200 lives. More than 6,200 people were displaced.

1 ReliefWeb. 2000. Indonesia Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 3
http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/480fa8736b88bbc3c12564f6004c8ad5...


Event overview table


No. Deaths 183
No. Injured
No. Affected 388,000
Houses destroyed
Houses damaged 2,200
Other damage

- Crops
- Public facilities
- Electricity supplies
- Roads
- Telecommunication


Economic cost $38,000,000