Beware Of Floods, Heavy Rain Occurs In Several Big Cities Today

Illustration of rain (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) estimates that light to heavy rain accompanied by lightning will hit a number of major cities in Indonesia, Friday, July 21. Reporting from the www.bmkg.go.id page, in the morning, light intensity rain will flush the Samarinda and Tarakan regions. Meanwhile, light rain is likely to fall in the Jambi, Banjarmasin, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Ambon, Manokwari, and Kendari areas. Rain with moderate intensity is expected to flush the Medan area. Entering the evening, light rain has the potential to wet the Tarakan, Ternate, and Manokwari regions. Meanwhile, the Medan area will be hit by heavy rain accompanied by lightning.

Light intensity rain will still flush several major cities in Indonesia in the early hours of Friday, July 21, such as in Tarakan, Ambon, and Manokwari. Residents who live in areas that are expected to experience moderate to heavy rain should increase their vigilance to deal with the possibility of inundation or flooding.