JAKARTA - A landslide incident on Jalan Ralind II, Cilangkap Village, Cipayung, East Jakarta, Thursday, December 29 was caused by the high intensity of rain since Wednesday, December 28.

"It was raining from last night so that water entered the ground and river water eroded the land of residents' houses," said Head of East Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept., Gatot Sulaeman, Thursday, December 29.

As a result of the shift in land, there were damaged buildings belonging to residents.

"There is a cracked natural house building. There were no casualties," he said.

To carry out the evacuation, the Gulkarmat Sub-dept. deployed 10 rescue personnel to the scene. Currently, the evacuation process is still ongoing.

The potential for ground movement in Jakarta is predicted by the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) to occur in the riverbank area due to extreme rain intensity.

From the 10 points where it is suspected that there is a potential for ground movement, two of which are in East Jakarta, namely Kramatjati District and Pasar Rebo.

BPBD DKI asked residents to remain vigilant to minimize the impact of ground movement in Jakarta. Camat and Lurah are also asked to disseminate information to the community in areas prone to potential ground movement.


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