page_title: Cyclone Cempaka
section_title: Impact
hierarchical_section_title: Cyclone Cempaka / Impact
caption_attribution_description: English: Hourly precipitation in parts of Java and its surrounding area during Tropical Cyclone Cempaka, 2017-11-26 00:00 to 2017-11-30 00:00 (UTC+07:00). One frame represents an hour. The animation starts when the cyclone is moving south and then north around the center-left part of the image and ends when it dissipates around the center of the image. Bahasa Indonesia: Presipitasi per jam di sebagian wilayah Jawa dan sekitarnya saat terjadinya Siklon Tropis Cempaka untuk tanggal 2017-11-26 pukul 00:00 hingga tanggal 2017-11-30 pukul 00:00 (UTC+07:00). Satu frame animasi menggambarkan waktu satu jam. Awal animasi adalah saat siklon bergerak ke arah selatan lalu ke utara di sekitar bagian kiri tengah gambar sedangkan akhir animasi adalah ketika siklon mulai mereda di sekitar bagian tengah gambar.
context_page_description: Tropical Cyclone Cempaka was a tropical cyclone that impacted the island of Java and Bali, Indonesia in November 2017. Although it did not make landfall and only developed to a category 1 cyclone, Cempaka managed to cause 41 deaths with more than 20,000 people evacuated and around US$83.6 millions in damages. Cempaka was the fourth cyclone to be registered in Indonesia by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center of the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency since 2008 and the first since Cyclone Bakung in 2014. It also came closer to making landfall in that country than any other cyclone on record.
context_section_description: Cyclone Cempaka never made landfall but the rainfall it brought caused severe flooding and landslides across 28 regencies and cities in Java, mainly along the southern part of the island. Tornadoes were also reported in the area. Pacitan received 383 mm (15.1 in) of rain on 27 November while Yogyakarta received 286 mm (11.3 in) on 28 November, both considered to be "extreme" amounts of daily rainfall by BMKG. On 29 November, the government of Yogyakarta declared an emergency. By 30 November, 26 deaths were reported and more than 14,000 people were evacuated in Central Java, East Java, and Yogyakarta according to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB). Tens of thousands of houses and agricultural lands were flooded. Roads were covered by landslides and bridges were destroyed in border regencies of Central Java and East Java, isolating some remote villages. Indonesians and several politicians took into social media to express their condolences using the hashtag #PrayForPacitan. President Joko Widodo called the people to "remain vigilant" while relief efforts were being undertaken by the national and local government agencies. The cyclone also changed the direction of ash from Agung Volcano in Bali from eastward toward Lombok to westward across Banyuwangi and Jember. By early December, BNPB counted that at least 41 people were reported dead in Pacitan, Yogyakarta, Wonogiri, Purworejo, and Wonosobo. More than 28,000 were staying in shelters while the cost of the damages was estimated at Rp1.13 trillion (US$83.6 million).
caption: Hourly precipitation of parts of Java during Cyclone Cempaka.