Kembangan West Jakarta Still Floods, Residents Are Busy Draining Water Inside Their Houses

Floods on Jalan Haji Briti B, South Kembangan, West Jakarta, Monday (8/11/2021). ANTARA/Walda

JAKARTA - Floods are still submerging the South Kembangan area, West Jakarta due to the overflow of the Pesanggrahan River behind Haji Briti B Street settlement, RW 09, Monday, November 8.

"This is due to the overflow of the Pesanggrahan River, plus yesterday afternoon the rainfall was also quite high", said South Kembangan Village Head, Aryan Syafari, when met at the flood location, reported by Antara.

He explained that the water had submerged the area since Sunday, November 7 afternoon and until this afternoon the flood had not subsided.

Aryan said that at that time the water level had reached 80 centimeters and had inundated the inside of residents' houses.

Because of these conditions, hundreds of residents in the RW 09 area had time to evacuate to other places.

Some residents have fled to mosques and prayer rooms, even to the homes of other residents.

"The house of the assembly of Mr. Haji Sarmili, there are about 30 heads of families or about 70 people who have fled, the convenience of another in the house of Mr. Head there are 10 village heads with a total of about 25 people. The rest are in the prayer room", said Aryan.

Until now, his party is still trying to reduce the water by deploying Public Infrastructure and Facilities Handling (PPSU) officers to pick up garbage that clogs waterways.

His party is also coordinating with the West Jakarta Social Service Sub-Department to provide food assistance to the refugees.

"We have also coordinated with the Social Sub-Department regarding the logistics of assistance, including if we need blankets and then clothes. Then things related to sleeping", he said.

Antara had visited the flood location on Haji Briti B Street, Kembangan Selatan, West Jakarta, and the water level at that time was only 40 centimeters.

Some of the rooms in the house were still soaked in water. Some of the submerged houses appear empty and some are already occupied.

Those who occupy the house are busy draining the water that has flooded the living room. They also drain the water with rudimentary equipment such as drains and buckets.