Less Than 24 Hours, Jokowi Returns To Jakarta After Reviewing Demak Flood Victims

President Jokowi returned to Jakarta in less than 24 hours to be in Demak, Friday 22 March. (Between)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) returned to Jakarta in less than 24 hours to be in Demak, Central Java (Central Java), Friday 22 March.

Quoting Antara, the President and his entourage left for Jakarta on a Boeing 737-400 Indonesian Air Force aircraft from the TNI AD Main Air Base Ahmad Yani, Semarang, at around 12.45 WIB.

On Friday, March 22, President Joko Widodo visited the evacuation posts for residents affected by the flood at Ganesa Demak Vocational School, Demak Regency, Central Java.

In his statement after the visit, President Jokowi said that a number of steps were needed to overcome the floods that submerged a number of sub-districts in Demak Regency.

The extreme rain that occurred caused the embankment to be unable to accommodate water which caused damage and puddles around residents' houses.

However, currently, according to the President, the repair of embankments in the area has been carried out.

"Last night, which broke 15 meters last night, at 1 o'clock, it was closed, finished for 4 days in a row during the day and night," said the President.

In addition, the government is also trying to reduce extreme rainfall by carrying out weather modification technology (TMC). Based on an official statement from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat, Jokowi departed from Jakarta to Semarang using a Boeing 737-400 TNI AU aircraft. The President and his entourage landed at around 08.00 WIB.

Shortly after getting off the plane, the President and his entourage immediately continued their journey to Demak Regency to inspect the locations affected by the flood.