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        "id": 1600107,
        "msgid": "bnpb-conducts-weather-modification-operation-to-reduce-heavy-rainfall-risk-in-jabodetabek-1773075145",
        "date": "2026-03-09 23:20:17",
        "title": "BNPB Conducts Weather Modification Operation to Reduce Heavy Rainfall Risk in Jabodetabek",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is conducting weather modification operations (OMC) across Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi to mitigate the risk of intense rainfall and hydrometereological disasters. Heavy rains from 7-8 March caused flooding in 23 villages across three subdistricts, with 122 residents evacuated, whilst BNPB has distributed emergency aid including food packages and blankets to affected communities as water levels gradually recede.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is\nconducting a weather modification operation (OMC) to reduce the\npotential for heavy rainfall in the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang,\nand Bekasi (Jabodetabek) region.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul Muhari, head of the BNPB\u2019s Data, Information and Disaster\nCommunication Centre, stated in a briefing in Jakarta on Monday evening\nthat the measure is also being undertaken as a mitigation effort to\nreduce the risk of hydrometereological disasters in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The BNPB\u2019s Operations Control Centre noted that Jakarta has been\naffected by flooding and extreme weather in several areas. Heavy\nrainfall that fell from Saturday 7 March through Sunday 8 March caused\nflooding in several residential neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the flooding, besides conducting the weather\nmodification operation, BNPB has also distributed logistical assistance\nto affected communities. The aid distributed includes food aid packages\nas well as non-food assistance such as blankets and mattresses to\nsupport the basic needs of residents affected by the flooding.<\/p>\n<p>According to Abdul, a total of 23 villages across three subdistricts\nwere affected by flooding due to high rainfall. As a result, 122 people\nwere reported to have temporarily evacuated to safer locations.<\/p>\n<p>Based on monitoring by the rapid response team on Sunday 8 March,\nwater levels in several roads and residential areas were reported to be\ngradually receding, though there remains potential for secondary\nflooding in response to weather conditions that are still vulnerable to\nthe activation of two tropical cyclone systems.<\/p>\n<p>According to analysis from the Meteorology, Climatology and\nGeophysics Agency (BMKG), the presence of two tropical cyclone systems\n93S and 95W have been monitored until Monday morning in waters around\nIndonesia and have the potential to trigger increased rainfall in\nseveral regions including Jabodetabek.<\/p>\n<p>For tropical cyclone system 93S located in the Indian Ocean south of\nLampung, maximum wind speeds are approximately 30 knots with minimum air\npressure of 999 hPa.<\/p>\n<p>BMKG confirmed that this system has low potential to develop into a\ntropical cyclone within the next 48 hours and is expected to weaken with\nwind intensity decreasing to approximately 25 knots within 48 to 72\nhours. This cyclone system is also inducing the formation of strong\nlow-level jet winds and convergence zones in the Indian Ocean south of\nLampung.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bnpb-conducts-weather-modification-operation-to-reduce-heavy-rainfall-risk-in-jabodetabek-1773075145",
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