JAKARTA - The Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has urged the public to be aware of the potential for coastal flooding, or tidal flooding, in 11 urban villages in North Jakarta and the Thousand Islands region for the next ten days, from December 1 to 10.
Jakarta BPBD Chief Executive Isnawa Adji stated that the potential for tidal flooding this week was compiled from information from the BMKG Class I Maritime Meteorology Station in Tanjung Priok regarding early warnings for coastal flooding.
The eleven areas at risk of tidal flooding over the next week are Kamal Muara, Kapuk Muara, Penjaringan, Pluit, Ancol, Kamal, Marunda, Cilincing, Kalibaru, Muara Angke, and Tanjung Priok. The Thousand Islands also face the potential for tidal flooding.
"The northern coastal areas of Jakarta are advised to anticipate the impact of maximum sea tides, which could potentially cause coastal flooding," Isnawa said in a statement on Monday, December 1.
According to information from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the potential for tidal flooding this time is due to the full moon and perigee (supermoon) phenomenon.
"This phenomenon has the potential to increase the maximum sea level, resulting in coastal flooding or tidal flooding in the northern coastal areas of Jakarta. The peak tide occurs around 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Western Indonesian Time," he explained.
Isnawa explained that the Jakarta Provincial Government has implemented a number of tidal flood mitigation measures along the Jakarta coast, including deploying personnel from the Blue Troops (SDA Task Force) and hundreds of mobile pumps and pump houses in the northern area of Jakarta.
They are also coordinating with the BMKG regarding the development of tidal flood early warning information, as well as with the Water Resources Agency, the Gulkarmat Agency, the Bina Marga Agency, the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP), and village heads regarding the readiness of personnel and equipment, such as mobile and stationary pumps, to be ready to use to drain tidal inundation.
Furthermore, they are ensuring that evacuation sites and supporting infrastructure for flood management in villages prone to tidal flooding, such as boats, ring buoys, life jackets, and other facilities, are ready to assist the community when needed.
"Furthermore, we are providing 24-hour emergency services through Jakarta Siaga 112 to assist those in need of emergency assistance," he added.
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