Jan 22, 2025 · Flash flooding and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java have killed at least 21 people and damaged villages and rice fields. The nation is located in a busy earthquake zone and faces high levels of deforestation – factors that are linked to flooding and landslides, though it wasn’t immediately clear if the areas hit are near ...

Jan 21, 2025 · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Tuesday. Eight people were missing.

The distinguishing factor between a flood and a flash flood is the amount of time it takes for the flood to occur. A flash flood occurs within minutes or hours. A flood occurs more gradually. Flash floods are often more dangerous because they occur with little warning.

Replant damaged ground as soon as possible since erosion caused by loss of ground cover can lead to flash flooding and additional landslides in the near future. Seek advice from a geotechnical expert for evaluating landslide hazards or designing corrective techniques to reduce landslide risk.

Rapidly rising water can reach heights of 30 feet or more. Flash flood-producing rains falling on steep terrain can weaken soil and trigger catastrophic mud slides that damage homes, roads, and property. Densely populated areas are at a high risk for flash floods.

Sep 1, 2024 · We use 12 of these GH events (totalizing ∼3900 GH features) with varying time of occurrence, contrasting landscape conditions and different landslide to flash flood ratios to validate the detection methodology.

Oct 1, 2016 · Several papers present new insights gained in flash flood and landslide processes understanding based on new data analyses and modelling studies, mainly thanks to data sets with higher space-time resolution. Flash flood and landslide forecasting are also topics of …

Nov 26, 2024 · KARO, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island, officials said Monday. Six people are still missing, officials said.

Mar 11, 2024 · Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 26 people on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Giving the update on Monday, officials reported that 11 others are missing, and warned that the...

1 day ago · “These are a particularly dangerous hazard in that really even modest rainstorms can produce dangerous flash floods and debris flows,” said Matthew Thomas, a research hydrologist with the U.S ...