Dozens of Jakarta Neighborhoods Flooded After Monday Morning Rain
Reported by Adriana Megawati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Based on the data gathered, it occurred due to high rainfall since yesterday
Up to dozens of neighborhood units (RTs) in South and East Jakarta were inundated after a heavy downpour in the capital and the Ciliwung River overflowed on Monday (12/7) morning.
Jakarta BPBD's Center for Disaster Data and Information (Pusdatin) Head Mohammad Insaf said, based on the data gathered at 6 AM, 34 RTs were inundated with a water level of 10-80 cm.
Heavy Rain, One Neighborhood in East Jakarta Flooded"Based on the data gathered, it occurred due to high rainfall since yesterday," he stated, when being confirmed.
In South Jakarta, he explained, 4 RTs in Pejaten Timur Village were inundated with the water level reached 10-40 cm.
Similar condition was also spotted in 18 RTs in Kampung Melayu Urban Village in East Jakarta with detailed, 4 RTs (10-30 cm high), 10 RTs (31-60 cm high), and 4 RTs (61-80 cm).
There were also 7 RTs in Bidara Cina Urban Village (10-20 cm high), 2 RTs in Cawang Urban Village (10-30 cm high) and 3 RTs (31-60 cm high).
"No evacuation so far," he closed.
