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        "id": 1714588,
        "msgid": "flood-misery-lasts-three-weeks-in-cengkareng-residents-endure-black-and-stinking-water-1777769669",
        "date": "2026-05-03 07:07:17",
        "title": "Flood Misery Lasts Three Weeks in Cengkareng, Residents Endure Black and Stinking Water",
        "author": "Muhammad Isa Bustomi",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Residents of RW 06 in Cengkareng Barat, West Jakarta, have been grappling with severe flooding for nearly three weeks due to the overflow of Kali Apuran, exacerbated by a water gate construction project blocking the river's flow by the DKI Jakarta Water Resources Agency. The black, foul-smelling water has inundated homes, disrupting daily life and causing significant hardships, particularly for families like Lia's, who must care for a child with autoimmune disease and thalassemia amid damaged medical equipment and health risks from contaminated water and pests. This incident underscores ongoing infrastructure challenges in urban flood management, prompting community protests and social media appeals for intervention.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2013 Residents of RW 06, Cengkareng Barat Ward, Cengkareng\nDistrict, West Jakarta, have been enduring difficult conditions. For\nnearly three weeks, their homes and surroundings have been submerged in\nthick black water that smells due to the overflow of Kali Apuran. The\nflooding has not receded because the river\u2019s flow is blocked for a water\ngate construction project by the DKI Jakarta Water Resources Agency. As\na result, the water does not flow and overflows into residential areas,\nespecially in RT 03 RW 06 during rainfall. \u201cIn the bathroom up to calf\nheight (50 cm), it\u2019s been flooded for almost a month. It only started\nreceding recently, because from yesterday until we demonstrated at the\nward office, reported on IG, on TikTok, it was still flooded until now,\nthe water is really black, smelly,\u201d said Lia when met by Kompas.com at\nthe location on Saturday (2\/5\/2026). That situation has disrupted Lia\nand her family\u2019s activities. She has been forced to sleep on a bed\nplaced above the floodwater on the ground floor of her house. Lia\u2019s\nsuffering is compounded because she must care for her 15-year-old child\nwho suffers from autoimmune disease and thalassemia. The child has been\nrelocated to the upper floor with limited air circulation, leading to\nseveral episodes of shortness of breath. The child\u2019s reserve oxygen tank\nmedical equipment was also damaged by the flooding. \u201cThe oxygen tank is\nupside down and feared to be contaminated by floodwater, so it can\u2019t be\nused. Now if he has shortness of breath, I use Ventolin, which is\nclearly more expensive. For just a few puffs, it\u2019s Rp180,000, whereas\nrefilling oxygen is usually Rp20,000 and sufficient,\u201d Lia complained. In\naddition to material losses such as damaged wooden floors and furniture,\nLia also faces threats of disease and wild animals. The blackened water\ncauses itching and triggers the appearance of venomous creatures. The\npuddles behind the house are also full of mosquito larvae.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/flood-misery-lasts-three-weeks-in-cengkareng-residents-endure-black-and-stinking-water-1777769669",
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