Bad Drainage Makes Jambi Flood, Police Deploy Residents Evacuation Personnel

Jambi Regional Police personnel in the residential area of Jambi City were affected by flooding. (ANTARA/HO-Humas Jambi Police)

JAMBI - The Directorate of Water and Air Police of the Jambi Regional Police evacuated flood victims in Jambi City due to heavy rains that flushed the area.

"We are moving quickly in evacuating several points of Jambi City residents who were affected by flooding due to heavy rains," said Head of Binopsnal Ditpolairud Jambi Police AKBP Marudut Tambunan in Jambi, Friday, July 15.

The residents of Jambi City who were evacuated by regional police personnel were scattered in two areas, namely at Perum Samudera Afroza and at Safira Residance Housing, Pasir Putih Village. These two locations are areas that are quite severely inundated by rainwater.

The depth of water in the flood-affected areas varies, from an adult's calf to an adult's thigh. In addition to evacuating the Jambi Police, the Jambi Regional Police also provided cement assistance to be used to patch the leaking embankment.

In addition to the Pasir Putih Village, police personnel were also alerted in the Talang Bakung Village considering that the area is also a flood-prone area. Where if there is rain with a high enough intensity and occurs over a long period of time it can cause puddles and overflowing floods from drainage channels that are not functioning properly.

Floods that occurred in several areas in Jambi City were caused by drainage channels that were not functioning properly.

In addition, a number of drainage channels cannot accommodate the rain that occurred on Friday July 15, early in the morning. Where in all areas of Jambi City there is rain with heavy intensity and occurs in a long period of time.

Even the rain still occurs in the morning until the afternoon, but with a relatively regular rainfall intensity.

The Jambi Regional Police appealed to the public to be more alert in the event of heavy rains, and to immediately report if the puddles were getting high and needed assistance for evacuation.