Today, 13 RTs In East Pejaten Are Still Flooded Up To 2 Meters

Illustration (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The rain that has flushed Jakarta since Sunday, February 7 evening has resulted in a number of areas being flooded. Apart from that, the rivers in DKI were also overflowing due to the heavy rains that also fell downstream.

One of the worst affected areas is in Pejaten Timur Village, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta.

Head of Pasar Minggu Sub-district, Arif Wibowo, said that there were still 13 Neighborhood Units (RT) affected by the flood. In fact, there are still a number of RTs that have water levels of up to 210 centimeters or about 2 meters.

"Monitoring the overflow of the Ciliwung river in Pejaten Timur Village at 7 am today, there are 13 RTs in 7 RWs that are still flooded," said Arif in his statement, Tuesday, February 9.

Arif explained that the flood area caused by water runoff in the Ciliwung River was RT 10 in RW 03; RT 05 at RW 05; RT 11 at RW 06; RT 01, RT 16, RT 17 at RW 07; RT 05, RT 06, RT 07, RT 08, RT 09 at RW 08; RT 16 at RW 09; and RT 12 in RW 10.

As of this morning, there are still 243 families who have fled to refugee camps. Each of these refugees has a public kitchen.

"For the time being, there are no casualties and sick victims from the displaced residents," he said.

With this incident, Arif asked the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government to provide clean water, medical equipment, and cleaning tools. Arif also hopes that the Ciliwung River will soon be normalized.

"In order to hasten the normalization of the Ciliwung River, in order to reduce disaster risk," he concluded.