Jakarta Is Still Flooding, 109 RTs Are Submerged And 3 Roads Are Inundated

Illustration of floods (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded that up to 06.00 WIB as many as 109 neighborhood units (RT) in West, East, Central, and South Jakarta were still flooded due to overflowing rivers and high intensity rain.

"We noted that currently the flood occurred in 109 RTs and three roads," said Head of BPBD DKI Jakarta Isnawa Adji when confirmed in Jakarta, Monday, July 7.

Jakarta floods have occurred since Sunday (6/7) in the morning and until Monday morning a number of areas in East, Central, West and South Jakarta are still flooded.

Isnawa said that the flooding that submerged parts of Jakarta was due to rain that hit the DKI Jakarta area and its surroundings.

As a result, Isnawa said, a number of floodgate monitoring posts such as the Katulampa Dam became on alert three or alert on Saturday (5/7). Then, on the same day, Depok Post is on alert three or alert at 21.00 WIB, as well as monitoring posts in Jakarta.

Furthermore, he continued, with the increasing intensity of water in a number of rivers and high rains, the water overflowed and inundated a number of RTs in Jakarta.

The following are 109 RTs and three roads in Jakarta that are still flooded;

Central Jakarta, there are 17 RTs consisting of:

- Karet Tengsin* Kelurahan (kel) Summary: 17 RT* Altitude: 30 s.d 40 cm* Cause: High rainfall and overflow Krukut River

West Jakarta has 15 RTs consisting of:

- Kel. Kedaung Kali Angke* Summary: 4 RT* Altitude: 40 cm* Cause: High Rainfall And Overflowing Angke River

- Kel. Rawa Buaya* Number: 5 RT* Altitude: 70 cm * Cause: High rainfall and overflow of Angke River

- Kel. Keloya Selatan* Summary: 4 RT* Altitude: 30 to 60 cm* Cause: High rainfall and overflow of Pesanggrahan River

-Kel. Kembangan Selatan* Jumlah: 1 RT* Ketinggian: 60 cm* Penyebab: Bulk hujan tinggi dan luapan Kali Pesanggrahan

- Kel. Kembangan Utara* Jumlah: 1 RT* Ketinggian: 30 cm* Penyebab: Curah hujan tinggi dan luapan Kali Angke

South Jakarta has 30 RTs consisting of:

- Kel. Tanjung Barat * Summary: 1 RT* Altitude: 40 cm * Cause: High rainfall and overflow Ciliwung River

- Kel. Pela Mampang * Summary: 13 RT* Altitude: 30 to 150 cm* Cause: High rainfall and overflow Krukut River

- Kel. Scene * Number: 2 RT* Altitude: 30 cm * Cause: High rainfall and overflow Ciliwung River

- Kel. Rawajati * Summary: 7 RT* Altitude: 80 to 100 cm* Cause: High Rainfall and Ciliwung River overflow

- Kel. Jati Padang* Number: 1 RT* Altitude: 80 cm * Cause: High rainfall and overflow of PHB Sarua

- Kel. East Pejaten * Number: 4 RT* Altitude: 50 cm * Cause: High rainfall and overflow Ciliwung River

- Kel. Kebon Baru* Number: 2 RT* Altitude: 35 to 70 cm* Cause: High Rainfall and Ciliwung River overflow

East Jakarta has 47 RTs consisting of:

- Kel. Bidara Cina* Jumlah: 14 RT* Ketinggian: 180 s.d 210 cm* Penyebab: Curah hujan tinggi dan luapan Kali Ciliwung

- Kel. Cipinang Muara* Number: 2 RT* Altitude: 40 to 50 cm* Cause: High Rainfall and Sunter River overflow

- Kel. Kampung Melayu* Summary: 4 RT* Altitude: 155 cm* Cause: High rainfall and overflow Ciliwung River

- Kel. Balekambang * Summary: 3 RT* Altitude: 30 cm * Cause: High rainfall and overflow Ciliwung River

- Kel. Cawang * Amount: 7 RT* High: 100 cm * Cause: High rainfall and overflow of Ciliwung River

- Kel. Cililitan * Number: 2 RT* Altitude: 60 cm * Cause: High rainfall and overflow Ciliwung River

- Kel. Cipinang Melayu * Summary: 15 RT* Altitude: 150 cm* Cause: High Rainfall and Sunter River overflow

Flood roads on three roads:

1. Jl. Adi Karya, Kel. Kedoya Selatan, West Jakarta Ketinggian: 15 cm2. GG. H Musannif, Kel. Kedaung Kali Angke, West Jakarta Ketinggian: 45 cm3. Jl. Cipinang Indah ( SMK Penabur ), Kel. Pondok Bambu, East Jakarta Ketinggian: 15 cm