23 RT In Jakarta Flooded Due To Local Rain And Overflowing Ciliwung River

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JAKARTA - As many as 23 RT in Jakarta were flooded due to the rain that occurred from yesterday until this morning and added to the overflow of water from the Ciliwung River.

The DKI Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) noted that at 09.00 WIB, the inundated RTs were in East Jakarta with 22 RTs and West Jakarta with 2 RTs inundated.

"RT in East Jakarta was inundated due to high rainfall plus the overflowing of Ciliwung River. Meanwhile, West Jakarta was due to high rainfall," said Head of Jakarta BPBD, M Insaf, in his statement, Monday, December 7.

Insaf explained that the inundated RT in East Jakarta was located at 10 RT of Kampung Melayu Village with a water level of up to 60 centimeters.

Then, 7 RT in Bidara Cina Village with water levels reaching 20 centimeters, and 5 RT in Kampung Melayu Village with water levels reaching 80 centimeters.

Meanwhile, 1 RT in West Jakarta is located in Kelurahan Kedoya Utara with a water level of 30 centimeters. The reason is not because of the overflowing Ciliwung River, but because of the high rainfall.

"Until now, there are no refugees in the refugee posts. In addition, there are no roads that are inundated," he said.

As is well known, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that there is a potential for increased growth of rain clouds over Indonesian territory, including DKI Jakarta in the next week.

The increased potential for cloud growth can be caused by unstable atmospheric dynamic conditions and the active Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) phenomenon, Equatorial Rossby waves, and Kelvin waves in Indonesian territory.

In addition, the existence of wind eddies (cyclonic circulation) was observed in several places that could encourage the formation of convergence areas.

Based on these conditions, BMKG predicts that in the next week period, heavy rainfall intensity that can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds has the potential to occur in several areas.