JAKARTA - The Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) stated that 29 neighborhood units (RT) in East, West and South Jakarta were again submerged in floodwaters with water levels reaching 2.5 meters.
"Data from Tuesday morning showed that inundation occurred in 29 RTs," said Head of the Data and Information Center (Kapusdatin) of the Jakarta BPBD Mohamad Yohan, Tuesday, March 18.
According to him, the flood that hit parts of South Jakarta, East Jakarta and West Jakarta hit areas on the banks of the Ciliwung River.
He explained that from the available data, the highest flood was in the Cililitan and Cawang Sub-districts, East Jakarta with water levels reaching 2.3 meters to 2.5 meters.
Yohan said that this flood was due to rain that hit the Jakarta area on Monday (3/17) and several other areas around Jakarta.
"Thus, it caused the Krukut Hulu Monitoring Post to increase to alert 3 or alert on Monday (17)3) night at 22.00 Western Indonesian Time (WIB)," he said.
In addition, said Yohan, the Pesanggrahan Monitoring Post became alert 3 or alert at 22.00 WIB, the Sunter Hulu Monitoring Post became alert 3 (alert) at 22.00 WIB, the Angke Hulu Monitoring Post became alert 3 (alert) at 23.00 WIB.
Then the Depok Monitoring Post was alert 3 (alert) on Tuesday morning at 00.10 a.m. WIB and the Sunter Hulu Monitoring Post became alert 1 (danger) at 01.00 a.m. WIB.
"As a result, there were several puddles in the DKI Jakarta area," he said.
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Here are 29 RTs in East Jakarta, West Jakarta and South Jakarta that were flooded:
East Jakarta is in 23 RTs consisting of:
Lubang Buaya Village, 1 RT, water level 30 centimeters (cm)
Bidara Cina Village
Total: 3 RTs
Height: 160 to 175 cm
Kampung Melayu Village
Total: 4 RTs
Height: 160 cm
Balekambang Village
Total: 3 RT
Height: 130 to 170 cm
Cawang Village
Total: 7 RT
Height: 30 to 230 cm
Cililitan Village
Total: 2 RT
Height: 230 to 250 cm
Cipinang Melayu Village
Total: 3 RT
Height: 30 to 40 cm
Causes of high rainfall and overflowing Ciliwung River.
West Jakarta has two RTs in Rawa Buaya Village, Cengkareng District, with water levels reaching 35 cm and caused by high rainfall and overflowing Angke River
Meanwhile, South Jakarta has four RTs in Pejaten Timur Village, Pasar Minggu District, with water levels reaching 135 to 195 cm
and caused by high rainfall and overflowing Ciliwung River.
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