Residents Of Bantaran Kali Ciliwung: Air Melawap, 1 Month 12 Times The House Is Submerged

Residents' houses on the banks of the Ciliwung river/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Hundreds of houses in 5 RTs located on the banks of the Ciliwung River, RW 04, Kebon Pala area, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta were still hit by floods on Thursday, November 30, morning. Floods with an altitude of 165 cm or as high as the chest of adults inundated the densely populated area. Residents' activities were isolated. "Currently, the height (water) reaches) 165 cm. The water has increased. From 8 pm there has been an appeal," said the head of RT 13/04 Kebon Pala, Sanusi to reporters, Thursday, November 30, morning. Local residents who wanted to carry out activities were forced to pack their goods using plastic containers so they wouldn't get wetted by flood puddles. "There were (residents) who fled for work. In the kelurahan there have been prepared (refuges). Residents need pampers and medicine," he said. As is known, flooding in the Kebon Pala area has become a subscription every time there is water sent from the Bogor area, West Java. The water then overflowed and overflowed into residents' houses. "It has been 12 times that flood in one month. In my RT there are 125 families (affected by flooding today)," he said.