There Are Still 7 RTs In The West Jakarta Area That Were Submerged By Floods On Sunday Afternoon

BPBD DKI Jakarta said a number of points in West Jakarta were flooded (doc. ANTARA).

JAKARTA - A number of points in the West Jakarta area are still flooded due to heavy rains that flushed the capital on Saturday, January 6, 2024, evening.

It was recorded that until Sunday, January 7, 2024, at noon, the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) said that there were still six RTs out of 30,772 RTs in Jakarta that were flooded. The six RTs are located in the West Jakarta area.

"In the Rawa Buaya Village area, there is one RT affected by flooding with a height of 60 cm," said Head of the DKI Jakarta BPBD Disaster Data and Information Processing Unit, Michael Sitanggang, when confirmed by VOI, Sunday, January 7, 2024.

Then there are two RTs in Kedaung Village, Kali Angke, West Jakarta, which are still flooded with an average water level of 35 cm.

"The reason is because of the high rainfall and the overflow of the Angke River," said Michael again.

Flood inundation is also found in the North Kembangan area. In this area, there is one RT that is affected by flooding as high as 100 cm.

"Then there are two other RTs in South Kembangan that are flooded as high as 100 cm. The cause is due to high rainfall," he said.

According to DKI Jakarta BPBD records, moderate to heavy rain has hit DKI Jakarta since Friday, January 5, 2024.

On Saturday, January 6, 2024, there was an increase in status at the Angke Hulu Alert 3 Post (Alert) at 13.00 WIB.

Alert 2 (Alert) at 15.00 WIB, Alert 1 (Danger) at 18.15 WIB, Krukut Hulu Alert 3 Post (Alert) at 17.00 WIB.

Furthermore, the Cipinang Hulu Alert 3 Post (Alert) at 18.00 WIB and the Upstream Sunter Post Alert 3 (Alert) at 18.00 WIB. This condition causes inundation in the DKI Jakarta area.