Ciliwung Meluap, 16 RT In Jakarta Soak Floods Friday Morning

Illustration of Jakarta floods (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The DKI Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) noted that as many as 16 neighborhood units (RT) in the Jakarta area were flooded from Friday morning to 04.00 WIB.

"BPBD noted that inundation still occurred in 16 RT or 0.052 percent of the 30,772 RT in the DKI Jakarta area," said Head of BPBD DKI Jakarta Isnawa Adji, Friday, March 15.

Isnawa said the flood was caused by the increase in the status of Katulampa Dam and Depok Monitoring Post to Alert 3 (Alert) from afternoon to evening.

As for the affected area data, namely, one RT in Manggarai Village, South Jakarta which has a water level of 50 centimeters (cm). The cause of flooding in the area is due to high rainfall and overflowing Ciliwung River.

The overflow of the Ciliwung River also caused flooding in 15 RTs in East Jakarta consisting of four RTs in Bidara Cina Village with a height of 95 to 100 cm.

In addition, there are three RTs in Kampung Melayu Village with flood heights reaching 125 cm due to the overflow of the Ciliwung River.

Floods due to the overflow of the Ciliwung River also inundated one RT in Balekambang Village with a height of 40 cm and five RTs in Cawang Village with an altitude of 110 to 140 cm.

"Then, two RTs in Cililitan Village with a height of 100 cm caused by the overflow of the Ciliwung River," he said.

However, there are four RTs in Rawajati Village and three RTs in East Pejaten Village which have now receded from the flood.

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

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

The team is tasked with dealing with disasters including floods, conducting education and evacuating residents in the event of flooding in the Jakarta area and carrying out handling and monitoring after the disaster occurred.