Flash flood that has occurred on July 24, 2012 in the city of Padang was surprising. The economic losses due to the flood amounted to IDR 271,365,000,000 and 4,399 people were evacuated. Even there were no fatalities in this accident; all stakeholders are called to learn from this incident so that the losses could be minimized when the disaster strikes. Capacity Development Support Program of Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR) commissioned the Humanitarian Protocol and International Relations Consultant and West Sumatra Disaster Risk Reduction Analyst Consultant to do the learning. This ‘lessons learned’ document has been produced after a series of field observations, discussions and analysis.
Arwin Soelaksono - Disaster Response and reConstruction Padang Banjir Bandang West Sumatera Flash flood
Photo credit: Paparan Walikota Padang Dr. H. Fauzi Bahar MSi, Bencana Alam Banjir Bandang di Kota Padang 24 juli 2012