Floods In Jakarta Recede, Refugees Return Home

Flood illustration / Irfan Meidianto-VOI

JAKARTA - Residents who had fled due to flooding in a number of locations in Jakarta are now returning home. Most of the flood conditions have receded.

"Currently, the refugees have returned to their homes, so that the refugee posts are no longer occupied," said Head of Data Information Center (Kapusdatin) DKI Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) M. Insaf said in his statement, Tuesday, September 22.

Meanwhile, the remaining inundated areas are 6 RT. In detail, all areas in Central Jakarta, South Jakarta and East Jakarta have receded.

Meanwhile, North Jakarta has 1 RT which is still inundated with a water level of 10 to 30 centimeters. Meanwhile, in West Jakarta, there were 5 RTs that were still inundated with water levels of 10 to 30 cm.

"The flooded road has also completely receded," said Insaf.

Earlier, this afternoon, there was still one road section that was inundated, of the eight roads in Jakarta that were inundated due to heavy rain last night.

"The road that was still inundated at 12.00 WIB was located at Green Garden Housing Street Blok N10A, North Kedoya, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, with a water level of 10 centimeters," said Insaf.

The Environment Agency (LH) also dispatched 45 officers to transport garbage in 3 rivers and streams after the rain which resulted in flooding.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Environment and Forestry Service Andono Warih said that garbage transportation was carried out at Manggarai Water Gate, Central Jakarta, West Jakarta Season City Flood Canal, and East Jakarta Kampung Melayu Bridge. "There are 20 officers at Manggarai Water Gate, 15 people at BKB Season City, and 10 people at the Ciliwung River, Kampung Melayu Bridge," said Andono.