Inundation in Kemayoran Underpass is Predicted to Recede Tonight
Reported by Bimo Setiyadi | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
If there is no rain, the underpass will be normal tomorrow morning and can be reused again
The Jakarta Fire and Rescue (Gulkarmat) Agency firefighters are currently still suctioning inundation at Kemayoran Underpass, Central Jakarta. Predictably, water would recede tonight.
Jakarta Gulkarmat Agency Head Satriadi Gunawan expects the rainfall today is not too high, thus the water debit does not increase again at the underpass.
Inundation in Underpass Kemayoran Drained Using 14 Pumps"I think the inundation is now only 80 cm high. If there is no rain, the underpass will be normal tomorrow morning and can be reused again," he expressed, at the location, Monday (2/3).
The inundation handling at the location is carried out jointly with the provincial and central governments. At least 14 pumps have been alerted to the location.
"Moreover we have sent five pumps with a capacity of 2,000-3,500 liters per second," he said.