Ciliwung River Overflows, 18 RTs In Jakarta Are Flooded

Illustration of Jakarta floods (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The DKI Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) announced that floods occurred in 18 neighborhood units (RT), East Jakarta on Monday at 08.00 WIB due to the overflow of the Ciliwung River.

"The flood occurred originally in 13 RTs, now 18 RTs or 0.059 percent of 30,772 RTs throughout DKI Jakarta," said Head of BPBD DKI Jakarta Isnawa Adji to reporters in Jakarta, Monday. Isnawa explained, as many as 18 RTs in East Jakarta consist of four RTs in Bidara Cina Village with water levels of 40 to 50 centimeters (cm). Then, eight RTs in Kampung Melayu (40-75 cm), five RTs in Cawang (40 cm) and one RT in Cililitan (50 cm). 50 cm). ). "Meanwhile, the already receding area is three RTs in East Pejaten," he said. The rain that hit the DKI Jakarta area and its surroundings on Sunday caused the increase in Katulampa Dam status to Alert Three (waspada) at 17.00 WIB.

Then, the Sunter Hulu Monitoring Post became Alert Three (alert) at 18.00 WIB, the Upper Sunter Monitoring Post to Alert Two (standby) at 20.00 WIB and the Depok Post to Alert Three (alert) at 21.00 WIB. He added that a total of 267 disaster management officers or a rapid reaction team (TRC) served in all flood-prone areas. DKI BPBD has mapped 25 flood-prone urban villages in Jakarta with the following details:

West Jakarta is 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 is located in Bidara Cina, Kampung Melayu, Cawang, Cililitan, Cipinang Melayu, Kebon Pala, Makasar, and Rambutan (eight urban villages); North Jakarta is located in West Pademangan, Pluit and Rorotan (three urban villages).