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Flood in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Hours of torrential rain created flash floods and triggered landslides in the southern region of Sulawesi Island.

Floods reaching as high as 3 meters have covered 13 sub-districts with water and mud. More than 1,000 houses were damaged, including 42 of them being completely swept off their foundations.14 deaths have been reported. Among other vehicles used in rescue and evacuation attempts, rubber boats were used to evacuate residents, with numbers reaching 115 displaced. People have sought refuge in mosques and relative homes outside of the affected area.

Additionally, Sumatra Island was also affected by the heavy rain, leading to damaging floods.

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Sentinel Asia activation for flood in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tipo de evento:	Flood
Local do evento:	Indonesia
Data da Ativação da Carta:	2024-05-12
Tempo de Ativação da Carta:	19:51
Zona de Tempo da Ativação da Carta:	UTC+09:00
Requisitante da Carta:	ADRC on behalf of National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
ID da Ativação:	877
Gerenciamento de projeto:	Kholifatul Aziz (National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN))
act-value-adders:	Yenni Vetrita (National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN))