Diguyur Hujan, BPBD DKI Mencatat Ada 34 TPS Yang Terundam Banjir

A number of areas were flooded on voting day (Photo: Muhamad Jehan)

JAKARTA - Rain with high intensity that hit DKI Jakarta resulted in a number of areas being flooded on voting day. This also has an impact on polling stations (TPS) in DKI Jakarta.

The Head of the DKI Jakarta BPBD, Isnawa Adji, noted that 34 polling stations out of 30,766 polling stations were flooded.

"BPBD recorded a total of 34 polling stations out of a total of 30,766 polling stations in Jakarta affected by inundation," Isnawa said in his statement, Wednesday, February 14.

Isnawa explained that floods occurred in several polling stations in West Jakarta, North Jakarta and East Jakarta.

He added that in the West Jakarta area on Jalan Fki 31 RT 017 RW 01, Kapuk Village, Cengkareng with five polling stations were inundated.

Officers were deployed to take action by moving the TPS to a safer location than the previous TPS.

"Then the other Kapuk Village area, namely Jalan Perkampung Kapuk RT 016 RW 01 with four polling stations inundated, so officers need to move the TPS to a higher location," he said.

Furthermore, Mangga Besar Village with the location of TPS 06 RT 006/01 centimeter water level and TPS collapsed, TPS 05 RT 003/01 water level 30cm and TPS collapsed, and TPS 03 RT 003/01 water level 20cm was still at the location.

Kelurahan Kembangan Utara terjadi di Jalan Komplek BTN RT 06/RW 03 dengan tiga TPS yakni 054, 055, dan 056 yang sudah dapat dipindahkan ke tempat lebih aman.

Kelurahan Kedoya Selatan di Jalan Adhi Karya RT 013/RW 05 tercatat dua TPS yakni 105 dan 106 dengan ketinggian 20 hingga 35 cm.

Kelurahan Duri Kepa di Jalan Kampung Guji RW 02 tercatat dua TPS yakni 38 dan 39 yang kini kondisinya pindah ke Sekretariat Pos RW 02.

Rawa Buaya Village on Jalan Bojong Kavling RT16/RW04 with six polling stations, namely TPS 135, TPS 136, TPS 137, TPS 138, TPS 139, and TPS 140.

"The RT/RW and TPS agreed to continue voting even though they were in a flooded/flood condition," he said.

Then, the North Jakarta TPS area was also hit by floods that occurred on Jalan Lintas RW 06, Kebon Bawang Village, Tanjung Priok with 1 TPS 046 which continued to carry out voting and did not move.

Rawa Badak Selatan Village on Jalan Plumpang B RT 003/RW 004 with one TPS 067. The TPS has been moved to Plumpang Semper RT 12/RW 04.

Kelapa Gading Village on Jalan Gading Elok Timur VIII RW 019 with four Polling Stations 053-057 which continue to carry out elections and no movement.

Tugu Utara Village on Jalan Walang Baru III RT 02/RW 07 with one TPS 74 which has been moved to the courtyard of the As Sholihin mosque on Jalan Walang Baru Raya RT 07/RW 07.

Finally, East Cakung Village, East Jakarta on Jalan Cempaka VI RT 08/RW 09 with two TPS 159 and 160 which were transferred to the nearest high school.