Puddle in Pondok Pinang Keeps Receding
Reported by Izzudin | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Transferred flood hit residents
home at RW 05 Pondok Pinang Urban Village, Kebayoran Lama Sub District began to
recede. Water level had reached 40 centimeter at 5 AM and keeps receding now
until 10 cm.
Puddle has receded now, but we’re still on alert
Eight Flood-Prone Areas in E. Jakarta Begin to Recede
4 RT’s were affected are RT 14, 15, 16
and 17.
Head of South Jakarta Disaster Handling Office,
Danang Susanto stated that Pondok
Pinang area has lower contour. “We are ready to evacuate residents,” he
expressed, Wednesday (11/25).
No residents
are evacuated this far. But still residents are appealed to be alert. “No one
evacuate yet the water level also remains under one meter,” he stated.
To maximize flood
handling, his side has set three refugee camps they are located in Nurul Ikhlas
Mosque, Al Muhsilin small mosque and Pondok Pinang Community Unit (RW)
Secretariat office.
Pondok Pinang Urban Village Head, Hendi Novriadi added puddle occurred as Pesanggrahan river overflowed due to transferred flood from Bogor.
"Puddle has receded now, but we;re still on alert," he remarked.
