Floods Up To 60cm Hit A Number Of RTs In West Jakarta

Flood illustration (photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The rain all day that flushed Jakarta on Saturday, July 6 flooded a number of areas. On Sunday morning, floods reportedly submerged four neighborhood units (RT) in West Jakarta, with a height of between 30 and 60cm.

"The current flood is still occurring in four RTs or 0.013 percent of the 30,772 RTs in the DKI Jakarta area," said Head of BPBD DKI Jakarta Isnawa Adji as quoted from ANTARA, Sunday.

Isnawa said the heavy rains that flushed Jakarta and its surroundings yesterday were the main causes of the emergence of inundation and the increase in the status of floodgates.

Of the four RTs affected by the flood, three RTs are located in Kedaung Kali Angke Village with a height of 30 cm due to high rainfall and overflowing Angke River.

Meanwhile, another RT that is still flooded is located in Rawa Buaya Village with a height of 60 cm with a similar cause.

However, at least 18 RTs in North, West, South, and East Jakarta have receded and can be passed by road users.

The rain that hit the DKI Jakarta area and its surroundings on Saturday (6/7) caused an increase in river water discharge in a number of floodgates.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) also issued an early warning for coastal flooding (rob) on July 3-9 due to the phenomenon of the new moon phase on July 6, 2024.

This phenomenon has the potential to increase the maximum sea level in the form of tidal waves in the northern coastal area of Jakarta.

Karet floodgates became Alert 3 (Alert) at 15.00 WIB, the Angke Hulu Monitoring Post became Alert 3 (Alert) at 14.00 WIB, then became Alert 2 (Alert) at 17.00 WIB and became Alert 1 (Weight) at 19.00 WIB.

In addition, the Sunter Hulu Monitoring Post became Alert 3 (Alert) at 15.00 WIB, then became Alert 2 (Alert) at 17.00 WIB, and Pulo Gadung Water Gate became Alert 3 (Alert) at 15.00 WIB.