JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria asked all business places that were previously affected by the flood to minimize potential material losses. This is in anticipation of another flood.
Riza took an example in the Kemang area. On Saturday, February 20, Jalan Kemang Raya was flooded to a maximum depth of 1.5 meters. There were also many cars that the owner didn't have time to evacuate. The cars ended up getting caught in the flood.
Riza asked all business establishments or housing and lodging locations, especially in the Kemang area, to prepare vehicle parking locations at higher ground.
"We ask the entire management of apartments, hotels, restaurants, and so on, if they are at a point that has the potential to be flooded, such as in Kemang, make sure that all their guests, their cars, are placed in high grounds", said Riza at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Monday, February 22 evening.
Thus, according to him, vehicle owners will no need to panic if it rains and floods occur early in the morning because they are at the higher ground.
"If there is a puddle that comes when we sleep, our car will not be caught in the flood like what happened in Kemang. We are also trying to anticipate it in the future", he said.
Riza appealed to the public to remain vigilant about the potential for heavy rains to cause flooding in the future. This is because the Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Council (BMKG) predicts that extreme weather will still occur until early March.
"For that, even though people have cleaned their environments, their homes, we must be prepared to face the extreme rain that may arise in the next two or three days, until early next month", he concluded.
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