Jambi - The Jambi City Government (Pemkot) has set the emergency alert status for hydrometeorological disasters as a precautionary measure against the potential for extreme weather that is expected to continue in the near future.
"Early weather warnings from the Jambi BMKG throughout December 2025 to January 2026, the Jambi City area has the potential for moderate to heavy rain. Therefore, an emergency standby status is needed so that all regional devices can move quickly and be coordinated in dealing with potential hydrometeorological disasters," said the Mayor of Jambi Maulana after the meeting to determine the emergency standby status in the Jambi City Council Meeting Room, Jambi, Monday, quoted by Antara.
His party held a meeting with the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), TNI, Polri, and related institutions.
According to him, this step is aimed at minimizing the risk of human casualties and material losses due to extreme weather.
Based on the data collected, as many as six sub-districts were affected by the flood condition on December 12, including Kota Baru Sub-district, Jelutung Sub-district, Telanaipura Sub-district, Danau Sipin Sub-district, Jambi Timur Sub-district and Alam Barajo Sub-district.
Meanwhile, the flood victim was a four-year-old child who died, one child aged 12 years old was injured and as many as 78 Neighborhood Units (RT) were affected.
"This alert status has the purpose of increasing the readiness of the Jambi City government and people, accelerating cross-sectoral coordination of regional devices and related stakeholders, and preparing resources, logistics, and personnel for disaster management," he said.
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Maulana has instructed the BPBD to increase the readiness of personnel and equipment, including monitoring flood-prone points, drainage flows, and residential areas along the riverbanks.
In addition, he said, the relevant services were asked to ensure that the water channel functioned optimally and immediately handle it if there were obstructions.
The Jambi City Government also appealed to the public to increase vigilance, especially when it rains with high intensity to avoid things that are dangerous.
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