Flood in Cawang Receded, PPSU Helps Clean Garbage and Mud
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
No more residents evacuate today
Some 40 PPSU members have been deployed to assist in post-inundation handling in Cawang Urban Village, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, which is currently starting to subside, Sunday (11/6)
They clean up garbage and mud carried by the inundation currents in residential areas. The mud thickness at the site is around 20-30 centimeters and is immediately pushed to the Ciliwung River.
Floodwaters in 139 Neighborhoods and 10 Roads Have RecededCawang Urban Village Head, Didik Diarjo said that since last night, at least three RWs have been affected by the overflow of the Ciliwung River. They are Jalan Taman Harapan RW 03, precisely in RT 02 with a water level of 30 centimeters, RT 04 with a water level of 50 centimeters, and RT 15 with a water level of 30 centimeters.
In RW 05, the same condition is also spotted in RT 09 and 11, precisely on Jalan Terusan Kalibata or in front of the Binawan Campus with a water level of 30 centimeters and Jalan Tanjung Sanyang RT 04 RW 08 with a water level of 20 centimeters.
"No more residents evacuate today," he asserted.
As for the information, the inundation began to enter the residential area at around 1 AM because of the overflow of the Ciliwung River and the high intensity of rainfall in the upstream part of Jakarta.
