172 School Buses Evacuated to Place Safe From Flood

172 school buses were successfully evacuated to a safer place from flood. Evacuation was carried out since Saturday (2/20) dawn at 01:30, before poll and school bus office were flooded as high as 180 centimeters due to Cipinang River which overflowed at 02:30.

Until 9 AM, there was no sign of receding where water level reached 180 centimeters

School Bus Transportation Management Unit (Upas) Head, Ali Murtadho said, his side had prepared anticipatory steps by evacuating school buses since Jakarta BPBD and BMKG issued early flood warning due to extreme weather.

"Water flooded office and pool since dawn at 02:30 due to Cipinang River overflow. We evacuate entire fleets at 01:30," he explained.

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From 172 bus fleets, 80 fleets were placed at TMII and 92 fleets at TMII Office's SPBG emplacement. The emplacement, he added, can be used for evacuation site since its position is higher than school bus office and pool.

Until 9 AM, there was no sign of receding where water level reached 180 centimeters. Staff working space on ground floor and PJLP mess were also flooded as high as 50 centimeters.

As well as road access in front of pool, on Jl. Raya Pondok Geded was also cut off due to 1-meter flood from overflowing Cipinang River.