BMKG: Coastal Areas In Indonesia Potentially Hit By Rob Floods In The Next Week

Illustration - The tidal flood that inundated the Muara Baru area, Penjaringan, North Jakarta on Friday (15/11/2024). (ANTARA/Personal Document/am)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding that is predicted to hit most coastal areas in Indonesia in the next week with water levels reaching approximately 1-1.5 meters.

"The potential for tidal flooding occurred due to an increase in the maximum sea level which was influenced by the New Moon phenomenon on December 31, 2024," said BMKG Maritime Meteorology Director Eko Prasetyo in Jakarta, Sunday as reported by Antara.

The BMKG meteorological team found that based on water level data monitoring and tidal predictions during this period, tidal flooding could potentially occur in several coastal areas, including; Aceh Province (Meulaboh 31 December - 3 January 2025), North Sumatra (Medan Belauan District, Merelan and Medan Pelabuhan), Riau Islands (Batam, Dabo Singkep, Karimun, Bintan, and Tanjung Pinang 31 December - 4 January 2025).

West Sumatra (Kota Padang, Padang Pariaman, Pantai Pariaman, Padang Painan 31 December - 3 January 2025), Jambi (Selat Berhala 31 December - 5 January 2025), Bangka Belitung Islands (pesisir Pangkal Pinang 31 December 2024 - 1 January 2025).

Lampung Province (Badar Lampung December 31 - January 3, 2025), Banten (waters north of Tangerang, West Sunda Strait Pandeglang, north of Serang, south of Pandeglang, south of Lebak on December 31 - January 5, 2024)

Then the Province of the Special Region of Jakarta ( north coast of Jakarta 31 December 2024 - 3 January 2025), north coast of Central Java (Cemarang City, Demak, Pekalongan, Pemalang, Tegal, Brebes on 31 December 2024 - 8 January 2025), south of Central Java (Cilacap, Kebumen, Purworejo, Special Region of Yogyakarta 30-31 December 2024), south of West Java (south of Sukabumi and Cianjur 30-31 December 2024), coast of East Java (Surabaya Pelabuhan, East Surabaya, Kaliget to Madura on 28 - 31 December 2024).

Pesisir Nusa Tenggara Barat (Lombok dan Bima pada 29-31 Desember 2024), Nusa Tenggara Timur (utaara dan selatan Flores, Pulau Sumba, Pulau Sabu, Raijua, Rote, Pulau Timor).

North Kalimantan (Nunukan, Tarakan, Tanjung Selor 31 December 2024 - 1 January 2025), East Kalimantan (East Balikpapan and West Balikpapan on 31 December - 6 January 2025), South Kalimantan (cirsir Sungai Barito, Kotibabatu, Tanah Bumbu, Tanah Laut on 29 December - 4 January 2025), West Kalimantan (pesisir West Kalimantan 31 December 2024 - 4 January 2025), Central Kalimantan (south of West Waringin City covering Kubu, Keraya, Kumai 31 December 2024 - 4 January 2025)

Provinces of South Sulawesi (Pare-pare, western part of Sparemonde Makassar, Makassar, Pangkep, Selayar, Bonerate, northern Kalatoa 30 December 2024 - 2 January 2025), Central Sulawesi (Luu - Donggala Waters on 31 December - 1 January 2025), North Sulawesi (North Sulawesi website, Bitung, Sangihe Islands, west of Sangihe Islands and Talaud Islands on 31 December 2024 - 6 January 2025)

Maluku Province (Ambon City, Saumlaki, Kai, Aru and eastern Seram Regency on January 1, 2025), North Maluku (Lolonda, Morotai, Tobelo, Ternate and Taliabu on December 31, 2024-January 1, 2025) to Papua (North Jayapura, Sarmi Regency, Biak, Serui, Waropen on December 30, 2024 - January 1, 2025).

According to Eko, in addition to potentially disrupting community activities because settlements are flooded with tidal floods, it also has the potential to disrupt loading and unloading activities at ports and smooth activities of salt pond businesses to freshwater/sea fish in coastal areas.