Impact Of Rain Last Night: East Jakarta, South Jakarta, And Jakut Floods Wednesday Morning

Illustration of floods (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The DKI Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) announced that due to high rainfall, four neighborhood units (RT) and six flood roads in the South, East and North Jakarta until 06.00 WIB, Wednesday, January 31 morning.

"We noted that the floods that previously occurred in three RTs and two roads increased to four RTs from 30,772 RTs and six roads," said Head of BPBD DKI Jakarta Isnawa Adji quoted by ANTARA.

Isnawa said a number of affected areas were two RTs in East Cilandak, Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta with a height of 35 centimeters (cm).

The cause of flooding in the area is due to high rainfall and overflowing Krukut River.

Meanwhile, in East Jakarta, it includes one RT in the Rambutan area, Ciracas with a height of 30 cm and one RT in the Dukuh area, Kramat Jati with a height of 40 cm.

Then, floods also occurred on six roads, namely Jalan Raya Jambore, Cibubur, East Jakarta with a height of 25 cm.

Then, Raya Bogor, Rambutan Village, East Jakarta at the point of knowing the Kramat Jati Main Market Busway Busway Busway Bus Stop with a height of 10 cm.

Jalan Raya Ciracas, Ciracas, East Jakarta with a height of 10 cm, Jalan Yos Sudarso (North Jakarta Mayor's Depan), Kebon Bawang, North Jakarta with a height of 15 cm.

Tanjung Priok Terminal, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta with a height of 15 cm and Jalan Gunung Sahari Lantamal, Pademangan Barat, North Jakarta with a height of 10 cm.

BPBD DKI Jakarta mobilizes personnel to monitor flood conditions in each region and coordinate elements of the Water Resources Service, Bina Marga Service, DKI Fire and Rescue Service (Gulkarmat).

BPBD DKI appealed in an emergency, immediately call phone number 112 for free and operate for 24 hours non-stop.

A total of 267 disaster management personnel or the Rapid Response Team (TRC) are on duty in all flood-prone areas.

Related to this, the DKI BPBD has mapped 25 flood-prone urban villages in Jakarta with the following details:

West Jakarta attitudes are located in Rawa Buaya, Tegal Alur, South Kedoya, North Kedoya, and North Kembangan (five urban villages);

South Jakarta is located in North Cipete, Petogogan, Cipulir, Pondok Pinang, Ulujami, Pondok Labu, Bangka, East Pejaten, and Jati Padang (nine urban villages);

East Jakarta heads located in Bidara Cina, Kampung Melayu, Cawang, Cililitan, Cipinang Melayu, Kebon Pala, Makasar, and Rambutan (eight urban villages);