BMKG Calls Bajir Jadetabek Today Floods Sent By Bogor

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the floods in Jakarta, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jadetabek) today were floods sent from Bogor.

BMKG Deputy for Meteorology Guswanto said Bogor had received very heavy rain since yesterday.

"Jakarta and its surroundings are mostly flooded with water sent from Puncak, Bogor, all of which are channeled in the Ciliwung watershed," he said in Jakarta, Tuesday, March 4, which was confiscated by Antara.

According to him, the heavy rain that flushed Bogor City on the evening of Sunday, March 2, was classified as extreme because based on data from the monitoring of the BMKG meteorological team, the intensity of the rain was more than 110 mm per day.

BMKG assesses that the extreme rainfall allows Ciliwung water to overflow into flash floods that hit a number of sub-districts in Bogor City and Bogor Regency, to be carried downstream into rivers in Jakarta, Depok, Bekasi, and Tangerang.

As for the flood in Bekasi City, which was reported with a water level of 4 meters, he said, this occurred because at the same time the area received water sent upstream of the Ciliwung watershed and added heavy rain with an intensity of 165-208 mm per day in several locations.

"Today at the Bekasi Batu Well, almost 208 mm per day. This occurs due to significant convective cloud growth on the meso scale - cyclonic circulation which results in wind slowdown and so on," he said.

He added that the Jakarta floods and surrounding areas were still relatively low when compared to floods that occurred in 2020, at which time the BMKG recorded that local rainfall in Jakarta was very extreme with a thickness of 377 mm per day.

However, the BMKG is coordinating with related institutions to discuss the need for weather modification operations, as an effort to control the potential for rain and support the acceleration of disaster impact recovery.

"For the period 4-11 March 2025, high-intensity rain still has the potential to occur. In the western part of Java," he said, while asking the public to always monitor information on weather conditions periodically to anticipate the impact of the dynamics of the atmosphere that continues to grow.

Referring to temporary data reported by the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on Tuesday, there were 485 families or 1,446 families and 224 housing units in Rawajati Village, South Jakarta, which were flooded with a water level of 50 centimeters-1.5 meters.

The number of flood victims in Bogor, West Java is 381 families or 1,399 residents. Of which 346 victims were displaced, and one missing resident was dragged by the flood and in the search process, at least until Monday (3/3) evening.

Then in Depok City, West Java, floods hit 19 locations, including the banks of the East Branch River, overflowing West Mampang Branch River, overflowing Situ Pengarengan, behind Depok Town Square (Detos), Mutiara Depok Housing, PGRI Pasir Putih Housing, Taman Duta Housing, Bukit Cengkeh, Rini Jaya Pondok Jaya, Jalan Raya Juanda.

Floods in Bekasi City commemorate seven sub-districts ranging from East Bekasi, North Bekasi, South Bekasi, Medan Satria, Jatiasih, Pondok Gede, and Rawalumbu sub-districts.

In addition, the flood also submerged six sub-districts in Bekasi Regency, West Java, starting from Cibarusah, Serang Baru, Setu, North Cikarang, Cibitung, and North Tambun.

Then floods in Tangerang Regency hit six sub-districts, including Pagedangan, Teluk Naga, Legok, Tigaraksa, Panongan, and Jambe, with water levels ranging from 50 centimeters to one meter. The number of victims affected is estimated at 3,000 residents.