TANGERANG - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Tangerang City, Banten, recorded 17 flood points and had evacuated a number of affected residents to the evacuation post.

The head of the Tangerang City Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Ubaidillah Ansar said the current evacuation point is in Musala Nurul Hikmah, Jalan H. Daiman, Gang H. Risin.

"Meanwhile, there are still some residents who do not want to be evacuated. Hopefully, the water will recede in a short time. However, officers and boats are on standby if needed by residents," he said in a statement in Tangerang, Antara, Monday, April 7.

Rain accompanied by strong winds that hit Tangerang City on Sunday afternoon has caused a number of areas to be flooded.

There are 17 points of inundation to flooding and the worst area is Larangan with 11 locations including Larangan Selatan Village, namely Jalan Habib Novel as high as 60 centimeters with locations affected by settlements. South Kreo Village on Jalan H. Daiman is 60 centimeters to 80 centimeters high and has been evacuated.

Joint officers immediately moved quickly to carry out handling including cleaning drainage, transporting garbage that was blocking the flow of water, checking and activating pump houses, and evacuating residents to safer locations.

"There are also in Cipadu Jaya Village in Cipulir Estate Park and Jalan Duta Raya RW 07, namely public roads and settlements with a height of 40 to 120 centimeters," he said.

He explained that other affected sub-districts were Cibodas District, Pinang District, Karang Tengah District and Ciledug District.

"A series of initial handlings have been carried out. Everything has been and continues to move while looking at the water conditions and cross-regional fields," he said.

For information, for emergency services in Tangerang City, the public can access call center 112 or for BPBD Tangerang City, you can go to picket number 021-5582-144 which is also active for 24 hours.

Head of the Tangerang City PUPR Service, Taufik Syahzaeni, said 50 officers had been deployed since yesterday to check all pump houses in the Angke River in active condition.

He also explained that officers from the Drainage team and water resources team had been deployed to ensure that all drainage was clean without garbage blockages.

"DPUPR officers are focused on the Larangan sub-district, combing pump houses to cleaning drainage from clogging garbage. Hopefully, water will flow quickly so that the flood conditions recede quickly," he said.


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