Sunday, December 30, 2012

Kota Padang flash flood July 24, 2012

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.

The document contains studies on local government and community preparedness on disaster risk reduction and disaster response. The role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and media also one of important topic has been studied and reported in this document. Another important topic has been studied is the impact of NGOs presence during the response and recovery following the West Sumatera 2009 earthquake.

The ‘lessons learned’ document available in Bahasa Indonesia. Click here  This document has been presented in a workshop “Flash Flood and Extreme Weather Disaster Management in West Sumatera” which has been carried out in Padang on mid December 2012. Workshop report also available in Bahasa Indonesia. Click here

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