Flood in Cakung Timur Handled
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by Maria Inggita
Several personnel with two units of mobile pump were deployed to overcome flood in four RW of Cakung Timur Urban Village, Cakung, East Jakarta.
We will normalizing PHB and another sewers immediately
East Jakarta Water Resources Sub-dept. Head, Yazied Bustomi, said that his side already deployed 1 unit of mobile pump with capacity of 250 liter per second. While one unit of mobile pump from Rescue and Fire Handling Sub-dept. was also distributed to the location for assistance.
Cililitan Besar Water Channel Cleaned"We will normalie PHB and another sewers immediately," he said, Sunday (2/19).
Joko (46), resident of RT 02/09, said the flood waters began flooded residential around 9 A.M. Water kept overflowing up to 50 centimeters.
"Until now, it is not receded yet. Allegedly the developer's project also triggers water to overflow," he said.
While Cakung Timur Urban Village Head, Sukarya, said flood happened at RW 03, 07, 09, and 12. But the worst are at RW 07 and RW 09.
"It occurs due to unworthy sewers at RW 09. Besides, many sewers plaster to Embung Rorotan were damaged and clog the water flow," he closed.
