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        "id": 1629469,
        "msgid": "3-675-houses-in-depok-flooded-14-700-residents-affected-1774165896",
        "date": "2026-03-22 13:51:51",
        "title": "3,675 Houses in Depok Flooded, 14,700 Residents Affected",
        "author": "David Oliver Purba",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Severe flooding struck Depok, West Java, on Saturday afternoon, submerging 3,675 homes and impacting 14,700 people across four sub-districts and 13 neighbourhood units, triggered by heavy rains causing several rivers and a lake to overflow. By Sunday midday, the waters had begun to recede, with authorities reporting that the situation was under control and most residents likely returned home. The Depok Fire and Rescue Service coordinated with SAR teams, Brimob, the Red Cross, and community groups to manage the response, highlighting ongoing vulnerabilities to seasonal flooding in the area.",
        "content": "<p>DEPOK, KOMPAS.com - As many as 3,675 residents\u2019 homes in Depok, West\nJava, were flooded, affecting 3,675 households (KK) or 14,700 people.\nThe flooding hit several areas in Depok, West Java, on Saturday\nafternoon (21\/3\/2026) and began to subside by Sunday midday (22\/3\/2026).\n\u201cFor now, the situation is fully handled. It has started to recede in\nall locations,\u201d said the Head of the Depok City Fire and Rescue Service\n(DPKP), Rahman Pujiarto, when contacted on Sunday. Rahman admitted he\nhad not yet received the latest data on the number of residents\nevacuated during the flood. However, he estimated that most residents\nhad returned to their homes. \u201cBased on previous incidents in Depok,\nfloods usually recede quickly. Most likely, residents have returned\nhome,\u201d he said. Meanwhile, a report from the Head of Disaster Mitigation\nfor Depok City, Deny Romulo, indicated that the flood had a widespread\nimpact, affecting around 3,675 households (KK) or 14,700 people, with\n3,675 houses flooded. The affected areas spanned four sub-districts and\n13 neighbourhood units (RW). Here is the breakdown: [Note: Specific\nbreakdown not provided in the original article.] The flood occurred\nafter heavy rain lashed the Depok area starting at 3:00 p.m. WIB. The\nhigh rainfall intensity caused several rivers to overflow, including the\nCikupa River, Cipinang River, Jantung River, and Laya River.\nAdditionally, water overflowed from a lake in the Mako Brimob Kelapa Dua\ncomplex. Water levels varied from 50 centimetres to as high as 160\ncentimetres at several points. In handling this flood, the Depok DPKP\ncoordinated with various parties, from SAR teams, Brimob, the Indonesian\nRed Cross (PMI), to community elements.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/3-675-houses-in-depok-flooded-14-700-residents-affected-1774165896",
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