JAKARTA - Dozens of hectares of rice fields in Rorotan Village and Marunda Village, Cilincing District, North Jakarta, were flooded causing rice crops to be damaged and farmers threatened with crop failure.
One of the farmers named Narsih said the flood had submerged the rice fields as high as 60 centimeters (cm) to one meter or more.
"Yes, this is, flooding. This is (showing the size of the flood to the chest). The rice fields are submerged, so it is one meter more," said Narsih, quoting ANTARA, Wednesday.
According to him, the flood made the process of picking rice much more difficult than when the weather was sunny or dry season, because farmers had to go into the water to pick the rice that was ready to be harvested.
"It's very difficult. It's dry. If there is a flood now, you have to go into the water to get the pad," said Narsih.
He added that most of the rice suffered damage due to being submerged in water for a long time, and this had a direct impact on the economic conditions of farmers.
"It's broken. The condition of farmers is now falling again," said Narsih.
He said heavy rain that fell over the past few days was the main cause of the flood.
Even though there are water channels or irrigation around the rice fields, the high volume of rainwater makes the drainage system unable to accommodate the flow of water.
"There are water channels, but the rain is heavy and heavy from the ground, so the discharge does not hold," explained Narsih.
Furthermore, he also revealed that the flooded rice fields were quite large.
"Many are affected, so the rice crop is damaged," said Narsih.
He also hopes for attention and handling from the relevant parties to improve the drainage system so that flooding does not continue to recur and harm farmers in the area.
Previously, the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) appealed to residents living in the coastal area of North Jakarta Beach to be alert to the potential for coastal flooding or rob until February 3, 2026.
"Residents who live in the coastal areas of northern Jakarta are urged to increase vigilance against the potential for coastal flooding or rob which is estimated to occur from January 27 to February 3, 2026," said Head of the DKI Jakarta BPBD Isnawa Adji in Jakarta, Wednesday.
The warning was issued following the phenomenon of maximum sea water level.
Based on the report of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Tanjung Priok Maritime Class I Meteorological Station, the maximum tide was triggered by the full moon phase which coincided with the perigee condition, namely the position of the moon at the closest distance to the earth.
This condition has the potential to increase the height of the sea level in coastal areas and cause flash floods in a number of coastal areas north of Jakarta.
Isnawa said the maximum tide peak was estimated to occur at 05.00 to 11.00 WIB.
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