22 December 2014: Indonesia – Volcano and Severe weather SITUATION LAST 7-DAYS ACCUMULATION RAINFALL (NASA/TRMM) Severe Weather • Heavy rainfall over the past few days has caused floods and river overflows on the island of Java. In Bogor district, 92mm of rain were recorded in 24h on 21 December. • As of 21 December, approximately 15 000 homes have been flooded in a number of districts in Bandung regency, West Java, and over 4 000 people had to evacuate their places, according to authorities quoted in local media. In East Java, houses in 16 villages were also inundated and hundreds of people had to evacuate, while in Central Java floods were reported in the local media, but no evacuations had to take place. Maliaro Volcano GAMALAMA • Gamalama volcano, located on the island of Ternate, North Maluku province, erupted on 18 December, 22.41 local time, sending ash up to 2km into the air. GAMALAMA Volcano Erupted on 18 December, 22.41 local time Kalimantan Maluku Sumatra Sulawesi Papua • As of 19 December, BNPB reports five climbers hospitalised, while a 2.5mm thick ash layer was measured in the village of Maliaro, at a distance of 6.5km from the peak of the volcano. The Sultan Badullah airport in Ternate closed temporarily, due to low visibility, on 19 December. • The area at a radius of 2.5km around the peak of Gamalama is inaccessible and the aviation colour code over the volcano is Orange, as of 22 December. Sources: Indonesian Geological Agency (1, 2), Darwin VAAC, EPA, BNPB, WMO, Media (1, 2), Local media (1, 2) Week rainfall (NASA/TRMM) 100 - 200 mm 92 mm 200 - 200 mm 300 - 400 mm > 400 mm Gamalama Volcano Affected Districts Provinces/States affected by severe weather / floods XX mm 24h acc. rain observed over 21 December (WMO) Java Population Density (p/sq. km) 101- 500 501 - 2,500 2501 - 5,000 5001 - 130,000