Three Sluice Gates at Alert Level 3, 20 Neighborhoods in Jakarta Inundated

The water level at three sluice gates has forced the authorities to raise their status to alert level III on Tuesday (10/25). Those three gates are Katulampa, Pos Depok, and Manggarai. This measure was taken following heavy downpours upstream in Bogor.

We are still trying to recede the inundation quickly

Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Executing Unit Head, Isnawa Adji said that on Wednesday (10/26) at 6 AM, around 20 neighborhoods (RTs) in South Jakarta and East Jakarta were inundated.

"This number is equivalent to 0.066 percent of the 30,470 RTs in Jakarta," he expressed.

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In South Jakarta, he explained, inundation hit one RT in Rawa Jati Urban Village with a water level of around 45 centimeters.

Then in East Jakarta, there are 19 RTs inundated such as one RT in Cililitan Urban Village, seven RT in Cawang Urban Village, six RTs in Kampung Melayu Urban Village, and five RTs in Bidara Cina Urban Village.

"The water level reaches from 40 centimeters to 120 centimeters," he explained.

At the same time, one RT in Balekambang Urban Village, Kramat Jati Sub-district, East Jakarta has receded from the inundation.

"Based on the report we received, no residents have evacuated so far," he explained.

He added that the BPBD has deployed personnel to monitor the latest condition in each region and has coordinated with related agencies.

"We are coordinating to evacuate the inundation and ensure the storm drains are functioning properly. We are still trying to recede the inundation quickly," he said.