Some residents of East Pejaten fled due to the flood

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency (Damkar) evacuated some residents at Al Makmur Mosque, Gang Buntu, RT 17 / RW 07, Pejaten Timur Village, South Jakarta City, to a refugee post due to flooding due to rain and overflowing of the Ciliwung River, Monday, January 8th.

"This morning, 28 people have been evacuated by the DKI Jakarta Damkar personnel from Sector IX of Pasar Minggu. With details of 20 adults, 7 children, and one toddler", the DKI Jakarta Damkar said via his official Instagram account @humasjakfire.

Until now, Damkar rescue personnel are still on standby at the location and continue to appeal to the public to evacuate immediately.

The DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has appealed to people along the river to be aware of floods because the status of Katulampa Dam, Bogor, West Java is alert or Alert III is flooded at 04.00 WIB.

Since Sunday, February 7th, the water level in Katulampa Weir has reached the Alert III status. This has an impact on downstream residents.

One of the affected areas in Pejaten Timur Subdistrict, Pasar Minggu Subdistrict, water has stagnated at the settlement since 13.00 WIB with a height from 150 cm to 170 cm in seven RW. It was recorded that 215 households were affected by the flood.