Kebon Pala area, Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, on Thursday morning was flooded with a height of 135 centimeters (cm).
"This morning, at 08.30 WIB, the water level has reached 135 centimeters," said the Head of RT 13/RW 04 Kampung Melayu Sanusi in East Jakarta, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday.
He said the flood began to rise since 05.00 WIB. Currently, it is estimated that the water level will continue to rise.
"If the rain continues, coupled with the long rain time, then there are three water storage standby, it could increase, and the flood will be high," said Sanusi.
In fact, he said, since Wednesday evening, the flood had reached almost one meter in residential areas.
"From last night, the water was high, almost one meter. This morning, about 135 centimeters and still rising," said Sanusi.
Even though the water level is quite significant, so far no residents have been displaced. Most residents choose to stay in their respective homes by occupying the second floor.
"No one has been evacuated, residents are still staying on the second floor," said Sanusi.
The flood that submerged the catchment area disrupted the activities of residents. Currently, residents are still waiting for the water to recede while monitoring the development of flood conditions.
The DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported that as many as 17 neighborhood units (RT) in East Jakarta (Jaktim) and West Jakarta (Jakbar) were flooded with water levels ranging from 30 centimeters (cm) to 1.5 meters.
"We appeal to the public to remain vigilant and vigilant against the potential of flooding," said Head of the BPBD Disaster Data and Information Center, Mohamad Yohan, in Jakarta, Thursday.
According to him, the flood that submerged a number of residential areas in the two areas was caused by heavy rain that hit Jakarta and its surroundings on Wednesday (28/1), causing the water level in the Katulampa Dam to rise to Alert/Alert 3.
Then, continued Yohan, several monitoring posts also showed an increase in water discharge, causing the Ciliwung and Pesanggrahan rivers to overflow and causing 17 RT to be flooded.
Regarding the height of the water entering the residential area, he said, especially in East Jakarta, it reached 1.3-1.5 meters while in West Jakarta the average was 30 cm.
"The cause of high rainfall and flooding of the Ciliwung River and Pesanggrahan River," said Yohan.
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