Death Toll From Jabodetabek Flood Reaches 43 People

Jakarta floods from helicopter monitoring (Mery Handayani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has recorded the development of the number of victims who died due to flooding in the Greater Jakarta and Banten areas. As of 09.00 WIB, 43 people were recorded as dead.

Head of the Center for Data, Information and Public Relations of BNPB, Agus Wibowo, said that the distribution of victims who died as a result of the floods that had been going on since New Year's Eve 2020 was mostly in Bogor Regency, West Java.

"There are 16 people who died in Bogor Regency," said Agus in a statement received by VOI, Friday, January 3.

Then, 8 people died in Lebak Regency, 7 people in East Jakarta, 3 people in Depok City, and 3 people in Bekasi City.

Meanwhile, the fatalities in Central Jakarta, West Jakarta, Bogor City, Tangerang City, South Tangerang City and Bekasi Regency were 1 each.

Furthermore, the most cases of flood victims in Jabodetabek and Banten were dragged down by the flood, which reached 17 people.

"Then, the victims buried by landslides reached 12 people, 5 were electrocuted, 3 people were hypothermic, 1 person was missing, and 5 are still in the data collection," said Agus.