It Was Raining, 14 RTs In West Jakarta-Jaksel Were Submerged By Floods

The rain that flushed a number of areas of DKI Jakarta caused 14 neighborhood units (RT) in West Jakarta and South Jakarta to be flooded.

The rain that hit the DKI Jakarta area caused the increase in the Angke Hulu Post to be on alert 3 or alert. At 20.00 WIB there were several puddles," said Head of the Data and Information Center (Kapusdatin) of the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Mohamad Yohan as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 13.

According to him, data as of 21.00 WIB there were floods in 14 RT and three roads in West Jakarta and South Jakarta.

In West Jakarta, there are two RTs that were flooded, namely one RT in North Meruya Village with a water level of up to one meter, and one RT in Srengseng Village with a water level of 40 centimeters (cm).

Meanwhile, in South Jakarta, there are 12 RTs consisting of nine RTs in West Kuningan Village with water levels of 30-80 cm and three RTs in East Cilandak Village with an air level of 35-100 cm.

In addition to causing 14 RTs to be flooded, said Yohan, water also inundated three roads consisting of Jalan Kemang Utara IX, Bangka Village, South Jakarta with a water level of 40 cm.

Then, Jalan Pondok Karya, Pela Mampang Village with a water level of 60 cm, and Jalan Benda Bawah Raya, Benda Bawah Raya Village, South Jakarta with a height of 40 cm.

"The cause of the flooding that occurred was due to high rainfall and overflowing several times," he said.