BMKG Asks People To Be Ready To Face The Impact Of The Rainy Season

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) asked the public to be prepared for the potential impacts produced ahead of the peak of the rainy season.

Head of the Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Region II Hartanto said the peak of Indonesia's rainy season is predicted in January and February 2024.

Meanwhile, the Jakarta area and its surroundings have entered the rainy season in November 2023. Therefore, the public and stakeholders are asked to anticipate a number of potential impacts of the rainy season.

"We see that the potential for heavy rain in several places has occurred. We also ask the local government to tidy up the trees in the area of human activity so that trees do not fall," Hartanto said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, November 16.

He said that currently the potential for disasters is not only fixated on one type of disaster, but also multi-disaster or multi-hazard. Potential disasters from the rainy season can take place simultaneously such as floods and landslides.

The simulation of preparedness to face potential disasters at the peak of the rainy season in Jakarta and its surroundings organized by the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) at Lake Sunter Jakarta, according to Hartanto, is in accordance with its potential.

"What we need to convey to the public is to be vigilant and careful so that activities continue as usual. But if it is predicted that BMKG will have the potential for bad weather in certain areas, then we must be aware of this condition. Be careful on the road, activities must also consider the environment so that there are no victims at the peak of the rainy season," he said.