Heavy Rain, A Number Of Roads In Surabaya Are Inundated

SURABAYA - A number of areas in the city of Surabaya, East Java, were inundated after heavy rains accompanied by strong winds flushed the area on Friday afternoon until late in the evening.

"Wis rek iki Suroboyo is a bit flooded, citizens are posing. Kerjo disik (Yes, Surabaya has a lot of flooding. The residents are dizzy. Work first)," said Deputy Mayor of Surabaya Armuji, looking busy monitoring the puddles on Jalan Panglima Soedirman, Surabaya, quoted by Antara, Friday, January 7th.

According to Armuji, heavy rain and wind caused a house to collapse, a number of roads were flooded and a large tree branch was broken and fell to close the road on Jalan Pemuda.

"We have asked officers to evacuate a broken branch on Jalan Pemuda," he said.

Armuji said, based on his observations, a number of areas that were inundated by rain water included Basuki Rahmat Street, Tunjungan Plaza, Dharmawangsa, Airlangga in front of Campus B Unair.

In addition, it also happened in front of the Hokky Field, Ketintang, Ngagel Madya, Kertajaya, Major General Prof. Dr. Moestopo, Kusuma Bangsa, Major General Sungkono, Berbek Industri and Lebak Arum.

Therefore, he continued, by using the handy ralky (HT), his party ordered the Surabaya City Government Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD), the Public Works Task Force and the Environment Agency (DLH) to check for blockages in the channel control along Jalan Panglima Sudirman.

After monitoring on Jalan Panglima Sudirman, Vice Mayor Armuji then inspected the Dinoyo floodgate. He ensures that all six pump units operate to reduce pooling.