Jakarta and Greater Jakarta Floods, February 2007Torrential rains for several days in upstream areas, combined with heavy rains over Jakarta triggered overflowing of rivers and flooding in Jakarta and its surrounding cities in February. 78 people died due to the floods while at least 420,000 other people were displaced temporarily. More than 102,000 houses, buildings (including 1,498 schools), and roads were inundated. Telephone lines and electricity networks were cut off in some parts of the cities. Floodwaters blocked some major roads and paralyzed transportation for days.

Mount Kelud Eruption, October 2007On 16 October, the Directorate for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Management raised the alert status of Kelud Volcano to the highest level (Level IV) indicating an imminent eruption. Mount Kelud is located some 90 kilometers southwest of Surabaya in East Java. Immediately, the local governments of Kediri and Blitar districts began evacuating a total of 116,736 people staying within a 10 km radius from the crater to schools, religious buildings, or plantation areas prepared as IDP camps. The eruption happened to be minor, which the energy of the mountain released slowly. The alert status was then lowered to Level III on 8 November.

Major Natural Disaster in Indonesia During 2007

Floods & Landslides in East and Central Java, December 2007

Torrential rains since 25 December and overflowing of the Bengawan Solo River affected 24 districts and cities of Central Java and East Java Provinces. Floods and landslides hit Karanganyar District, Central Java Province, and caused 59 deaths and 3 other people missing, while 31 others died and 35 missing in other areas. Tens of thousands of people were affected. Some roads and railways were cut off.

Floods and Landslides in Manggarai, March 2007Five-day torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides in rural areas of Manggarai District in East Nusa Tenggara Province. 43 people died, 26 were missing and more than 3,400 people were displaced.

Earthquakes in West Sumatera, March 2007An earthquake measuring 5.8 on Richter Scale struck West Sumatera Province on 6 March, affecting ten districts and municipalities. 67 people died, at least 826 other resulted injured and 137,000 people were displaced. Around 13,000 houses were totally damaged,12,800 moderately damaged and 18,000 slightly damaged.

Floods and Landslides in Morowali, July 2007Days of torrential rains caused floods and landslides, inundating four sub-districts of Morowali District, Central Sulawesi. Two sub-districts were isolated for a week due to high tides and collapsed bridges. 76 people died, 14 were missing and at least 11,900 other people became temporarily displaced.

Earthquakes in Sumatera, September 2007A 7.9 Richter Scale (RS) earthquake affected the southern coast of Sumatera on 12 September. On 13 September, another earthquake measuring 7.7 RS shook Jambiprovince and another one measuring 6.7 RS struck off the coast of West Sumatra. All earthquakes and the 6.6 RS aftershock generated tsunami alerts that were subsequently called off. 25 people died and 100 other resulted injured from the earthquakes. Around 18,000 houses were totally damaged, 21,000 moderately damaged and 49,500 were slightly damaged.

Earthquakes in Sumbawa, November 2007A 6.7 Richter Scale (RS) earthquake, with its epicenter at 50 kilometers off the coast Northwest of Raba District, affected West Nusa TenggaraProvince on 26 November. There were some aftershocks, measuring from 5.0 to 5.6 RS. Three persons died, 35 other persons were badly injured and other 72 persons resulted lightly injured. Around 1,500 houses were heavily damaged, 1,000 moderately damaged and 4,900 slightly damaged due to the earthquakes.

Floods in North Aceh and East Aceh, December 2007Floods inundated large parts of North Aceh and East Aceh Districts for two weeks in December. The numbers of affected people peaked at around 19,000 people in North Aceh and 51,000 people in East Aceh. The heads of North Aceh and East Aceh districts requested for assistance (specifically food, water and NFIs) to UNORC.

Mount Gamkonora Eruption, July 2007Mount Gamkonora, located in West Halmahera District, North Maluku Province, erupted on July 9. The number of IDPs reached 9,758 people at its peak. There was no report of casualties, but logistics was an issue since the mountain is located in an island where transportation is difficult.The activity of the mountain started to decrease since July 11 and its level of alertness was decreased to Level III on July 15.