The Embankment In The South Tangerang Gorge Has Not Been Completed, Hundreds Of Houses Have Been Submerged Again By Up To 60 Cm

Floods In Mangu Park, Juramangu, Pondok Aren, South Tangerang/ Photo: Jehan/ VOI

TANGERANG - Taman Mangu Embankment, Juramangu, Pondok Aren, South Tangerang (Tangsel) has not yet been completed from repairs. As a result, when it rained on Friday afternoon, November 22, 2024, it flooded the housing.

Head of RT 07, Rizal said that the cause of the flood was because the embankment is currently still under repair, so it cannot accommodate water when it rains.

"The embankment is not strong enough to hold water, so it will be flooded again. I have already said, for heavy equipment, don't shift it, it's to hold it. In fact, it was shifted, so it broke again," said Rizal, Friday, November 21.

Rizal also said that due to this flood, hundreds of houses in the complex were submerged in water. Even though the water level reaches 60 centimeters, many residents choose to guard their respective homes rather than evacuate.

"There are hundreds of houses. Here 1 RW there are 360 houses. The height is about 60 centimeters," he said.

"Here, no one wants to evacuate. They want to be in their respective homes, take care of their belongings so they don't get damaged by the water," he continued.

Yudo, a resident of RT 04 RW 12 admitted that for three weeks it had been flooded five times. He said hundreds of houses around were submerged in water. The overflow of water began to inundate around 15.00 WIB.

"The normalization project is not true," he explained. Monitoring in the water field is 50-60 centimeters high," he said.