Indonesia - Floods
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Regional Team: Asia
Disaster Declared: 12/26/06
Brief Description: Heavy rains in mid-December led to widespread flooding in Aceh, North Sumatra, and Riau provinces on the eastern side of Indonesia's Sumatra Island. According to the U.N., the flooding killed more than 100 people and affected as many as 200,000 in Aceh Tamiang, Langsa, Aceh Timur, Aceh Utara, Gayo Lues, Bener Meriah, Aceh Utara, Lhokseumawe, and Bireuen districts in Aceh Province-areas in which numerous non-governmental organizations and international organizations continue to work on the recovery from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Flooding also killed 21 people and displaced 50,000 in North Sumatra Province, and affected 592 families in Riau Province.
On December 26, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires John Heffern declared a disaster due to the impact of the flooding. In response, OFDA provided $100,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to support the ongoing emergency flood response efforts of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI).
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