Jakarta It's Been Raining Since Monday Morning, 10 Sluice Gates Are On Standby 4

Mangaarai Sluice Gate (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Rain with moderate to heavy intensity flushed the Jakarta area since Monday, January 29 morning. However, the water level (TMA) in a number of floodgates around the capital is still likely to be normal. Based on information from the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), the monitoring of water level at 10 watergate points has a standby or normal status. One of them is at Manggarai Water Gate, Central Jakarta. In its report, the water level at Manggarai Water Gate reached 670 cm with drizzling weather on Monday at 19.55 WIB. The other floodgates with alert status 4 include Katulampa, Depok, Karet, Krukut Hulu, Pesanggrahan, Pluit Reservoir, Cipinang Hulu, Sunter Hulu, and Pulo Gadung. Meanwhile, DKI BPBD data show that the Angke Hulu Water Gate and Fish Market are on alert 3 or alert. Regarding weather, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) estimates light, moderate, to heavy rain weather accompanied by lightning. This condition occurs in a number of major cities, including Jakarta this Monday. Despite the moderate to heavy rain of intensity flushed the capital city and its surroundings, the DKI BPBD has not yet recorded any water inundation height as of Monday morning.

However, BPBD DKI urges the public to remain careful and alert to the potential for inundation that causes flooding because it is entering the rainy season. In an emergency, BPBD DKI also appealed to the public to immediately call telephone number 112. This service is free and operates for 24 hours non-stop.