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    "data": {
        "id": 1597448,
        "msgid": "floods-submerge-four-districts-in-cilegon-residents-evacuated-1773008449",
        "date": "2026-03-09 02:40:28",
        "title": "Floods Submerge Four Districts in Cilegon, Residents Evacuated",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Heavy rain in Cilegon, Banten, since Saturday (7 March) has caused widespread flooding. Four districts\u2014Grogol, Ciwandan, Cibeber and Jombang\u2014are affected, with around 1,700 people in Jombang area impacted and hundreds evacuated; an embankment breach has forced evacuations, though no casualties are reported.",
        "content": "<p>Several areas in Cilegon, Banten, were flooded after heavy rain. Some\nresidents affected by the flooding were evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>Moderate to heavy rainfall that has drenched Cilegon since Saturday\n(7 March) resulted in floods in several areas. From elite areas to\nvillages, no area was spared from flooding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The flood in Perum Metro Cilegon Gedong Dalem, Jombang, City of\nCilegon has water levels at about 50-100 centimetres,\u2019 said BPBD Cilegon\nhead Damanhuri, on Sunday (8 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>High rainfall and narrowing of drainage worsen the inundation that\nentered residential areas. BPBD Cilegon recorded at least four\ndistricts\u2014Grogol, Ciwandan, Cibeber, and Jombang\u2014affected by\nflooding.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Causes, rainfall of moderate to heavy intensity, water channels or\ndrainage narrowing,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Furthermore, the dam in Jombang sub-district breached, causing water\nto overflow into residential areas. Joint officers from BPBD and several\nother parties evacuated residents to safe places.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The river embankment breached, causing overflow into residential\nareas,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Current data show about 1,700 people affected by floods in Jombang\nand surrounding areas. Hundreds of people were evacuated by officers\nfrom flooded homes.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There were no casualties; several residents evacuated to safer\nplaces,\u2019 he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/floods-submerge-four-districts-in-cilegon-residents-evacuated-1773008449",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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