Floods Have Receded 100 Percent According To Anies

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and his staff check the location of the flood (Photo: Twitter @aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan confirmed that all areas in the city that were flooded have now receded 100 percent.

"On Monday morning, at 3 a.m., it is confirmed that it has receded 100 percent", said Anies at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Monday, February 22.

Anies said, since Saturday, February 20, the Jabodetabek area has been hit by extreme weather with heavy rains, which on average have rainfall of over 150 millimeters per day.

"The category is extreme. In Jakarta up to 226 millimeters. Thank God, on Sunday, one day later 99.9 percent of the floods have receded", he said.

Anies said that the subsidence of floods in the affected areas was due to the hard work of all levels of the DKI Provincial Government to carry out pumping.

So, this morning, all economic activities and government activities could take place without the slightest disturbance due to extreme rainfall.

"I would like to express my gratitude to all ranks who work extra hard to ensure that all the effects of this extreme weather can be controlled", he said.

Floods that occur due to continuous rain on Friday, 19 February to Saturday, 20 February have affected 342 neighborhoods from 113 subdistricts. Meanwhile, the number of refugees was 3.311 people, spread over 44 refugee camps.