Flood Receded, Refugees Return to Home

A number of residents who previously had evacuated in three refugee camps began to return to their home. This is because flood that inundated residential areas in Central Jakarta has receded on Tuesday (2/10).

Since morning, the flood has receded thus locals opted to return and clean mud in the home

Those three camps were set up in Sawah Besar Sub-District. They spread in Mangga Dua Selatan, Kartini and Gunung Sahari Utara urban villages offices. "Since morning, the flood has receded thus locals opted to return and clean mud in the home," told Head of Kartini Urban Village, Leo Tantino, Tuesday (2/10).

Although the camps already abandoned, he stated, his side remains provide the food aid in a bid to anticipate another flood in the future.

Puddles at City Hall Recede

One of camps, At-Taufik Mosque in Cempaka Putih Timur Urban Village, Cempaka Putih, also began to be abandoned by 40 refugees. 4 of them are infants and 17 others are toddlers.

"When the floods came, people were immediately evacuated to the camp. And now the water has receded thus they chose to go home," said Head of Cempaka Putih Sub-District, Lola Lovita.