JAKARTA - Flooding again submerged residential areas in the Kebon Pala area, Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta (Jaktim), Monday (20/4) in the early morning with a water height of 1.75 meters.
"This morning, at 09.43 WIB, now the water has reached about 175 centimeters or 1.75 meters, the water rose earlier in the morning," said the Head of RT 13/RW 04 Kampung Melayu Sanusi in Kebon Pala, East Jakarta, Monday.
The flood began to increase since 03.00 WIB. This condition makes the area enter the 2 alert status due to high water overflow.
According to Sanusi, this time the flood was triggered by high rainfall intensity and water supply from upstream areas, especially from Katulampa and Depok, so that water discharge increased significantly in a short time.
"The water started to rise around 3am, this has entered alert 2. In addition to rain, there is also water delivery from Katulampa and Depok," explained Sanusi.
Due to the high flood, a number of residents chose to leave their homes for safety. However, the number of displaced residents is still relatively small.
Sanusi said that until now, there were about five families (KK) who had been displaced. They chose to evacuate independently to the nearest relatives' house.
"Some of them, about five KK, have been displaced. They have fled to their brother's house," said Sanusi.
Meanwhile, the condition at the location is still being monitored by local authorities. Residents who stay at home are asked to remain vigilant against the possibility of an increase in the flow of water, considering that rainfall is still potentially occurring.
Police officers were seen starting to evacuate residents who wanted to evacuate to a safer place while saving their belongings from the flood.
Sanusi said that heavy rain had indeed fallen almost every day in recent times, especially in the afternoon and evening.
According to him, flooding in the Kebon Pala area has often recurred in recent days.
The pattern of rain that continues to occur makes it difficult for the water to recede optimally, so that it increases again when it rains with high intensity.
Previously, the DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) issued an early warning of the potential for flash floods that is expected to occur from April 17 to 23, 2026 in a number of coastal areas north of Jakarta.
The potential of the tsunami was triggered by the phenomenon of the new moon phase on April 17, 2026 and perigee on April 19, 2026 which has the potential to increase the maximum sea level.
As a precautionary measure, the DKI BPBD activated the 112 emergency service, which can be contacted by the public if there is an emergency.
The public can also monitor the development of early warning of tidal waves through the official BPBD channel and the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's flood monitoring website.
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