The increasing water volume of Ciliwung River, causing inundation as high as one meter in a citizen residential, Kampung Melayu, Jatinegara, East Jakarta.

Water starts to overflow at around 4.30 AM

"Water starts to overflow at around 4.30 AM. And then continued to rise until 8 AM," said Syahrul (39), a local citizen of RW 04," he stated, Tuesday (6/6).

Kampung Melayu Urban Village Head, Setiawan expressed, the cause of inundation is due to overflowing waters of Ciliwung River. And then water inundates residential in Kampung Melayu area.

"No one is evacuated so far. If it is needed, we will evacuate them to urban village office," he stated.

He added there are 242 households affected by such disaster. They spread in RW 04, 05, 07 and 08 with 24 RTs.