Rain In Jakarta Overnight, Beware Of Floods Wednesday Morning In This Area

Illustration of Jakarta floods (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) on Wednesday, January 31, appealed to residents in the Ciliwung riverbank area to be aware of flooding because the Sunter Hulu monitoring post is in danger or alert 1 following the rain that has flushed the capital since Tuesday night. "Referring to data from the DKI Jakarta Natural Resources Service, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 05.00 WIB, there was an increase in the Sunter Hulu monitoring post to be a danger or alert 1 with a water level of 260 cm," tweeted BPBD DKI in the official account X (former Twitter) Wednesday. Alert status 1 is the most dangerous level. The lower level is alert 2 (standby), standby 3 (alert), and standby 4 (normal).

BPBD DKI said the areas that were traversed by the river were Pondok Ranggon, Cilangkap, Setu, Lubang Buaya, Halim Perdana Kusuma, Cipinang Melayu, Cipinang Muara, Pondok Bambu, Klender, Jatinegara Kaum, and Cipinang Jati.