BPBD: 18 Neighborhoods in South Jakarta Inundated
Reported by Adriana Megawati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The water level reaches 10-70 cm
Jakarta Regional Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reports that floodwaters have inundated 18 neighborhood units (RT) in South Jakarta after heavy rain hit the Greater Jakarta on Sunday afternoon.
Jakarta BPBD's Center for Disaster Data and Information (Pusdatin) Head Mohammad Insaf expressed those RTs were inundated since 3 PM.
Nine Jakarta Neighborhoods Flooded after Sunday Afternoon RainHe stated similar condition was also seen in one RT in East Jakarta but had receded at 2:50 PM.
"The water level reaches 10-70 cm," he said, when being confirmed.
From 18 RTs inundated, some were in Petogongan (one RT), Cilandak Timur (two RTs), Cipedak (two RTs), Jatipadang (five RTs), Bangka (four RTs) and Pela Mampang (four RTs). Yet the other three in Kalibata had receded at 1:22 PM, two in Kebagusan receded at 2 PM and one in Jagakarsa receded at 1:20 PM.
"Then one in Pejaten has receded at 2:20 PM," he stated.
