Streets, hundreds of houses inundated after heavy rains<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Some parts of the city's streets were inundated
\non Sunday after heavy rainfall that began Saturday.<\/p>\n
The affected streets included Jl. D.I. Pandjaitan, Jl.
\nPahlawan Revolusi and Jl. Pemuda in East Jakarta, where a number
\nof cars were trapped.<\/p>\n
The rain, which started to fall again at about 9 a.m. on
\nSunday, also inundated parts of Jl. Pejompongan, Jl. Kramat Raya,
\nand Jl. Blora in Central Jakarta and Jl. Supomo in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"Although it is still raining, however, the floods have
\nreceded in the area,\" an officer at the North Jakarta Flood
\nControl Agency told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The officer, Dedi, said the floodwater engulfed hundreds of
\nhouses in slum areas in Pejagalan subdistrict near the Pantai
\nIndah Kapuk luxury housing complex on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He said the water started to overflow into those areas at
\nabout 1 p.m., reaching a depth of about 80 centimeters but it
\nbegan to recede during the night.<\/p>\n
No evacuation was conducted during the flooding, he said.<\/p>\n
Local residents saved their belongings, such as electronic
\ngoods, by taking them up to the second floor of their houses or
\ntook shelter in their neighbors' houses.<\/p>\n
He admitted the above-mentioned areas have been notorious for
\nflooding for years, especially after the construction of the
\nhousing complex.<\/p>\n
Local residents have often complained that the flood was
\ncaused by the reclamation work on several swamps conducted by the
\ndeveloper of the housing complex at the beginning of the 1990s,
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
\"But I'm not sure whether the flooding was caused mainly by
\nthe reclamation works. We should study this,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of houses along the Mampang riverbank in Bangka
\nsubdistrict, South Jakarta, were also inundated with the water
\nlevel reaching 50 centimeters following the rainfall on Saturday.<\/p>\n
But the flood soon receded and no evacuation was effected, an
\nofficer, Mali, at the South Jakarta Flood Control Agency said on
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
He said the flooding was caused by an overflow of the Mampang
\nRiver.<\/p>\n
On Jan. 14, the river also overflowed and inundated hundreds
\nof houses in the area. At least nine subdistricts in South
\nJakarta reportedly were engulfed by floodwaters.<\/p>\n
Data at the Bendung Katulaba Flood Control Agency in Bogor
\nshowed that the water level reached 40 centimeters on Saturday,
\nmeaning that it was still far below the red alert level of 170
\ncentimeters.<\/p>\n
Ismoyo, an officer of the agency, said that if the water level
\nat the agency showed 180 centimeters, flood-prone areas such as
\nPejaten Timur and Rawa Jati in South Jakarta, Cililitan, Cawang,
\nKebon Baru and Bidara Cina in East Jakarta, Tanah Abang and Jati
\nPulo in Central Jakarta would be engulfed. (jun)<\/p>",
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