Flood to recede, sea tide to increase

Flood to recede, sea tide to increase

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta

Some parts of the city could face further flooding in the
coming days due to rising sea levels, the city administration
said on Monday.

City Crisis Control Center officer Rustam Effendy said sea
tide levels reached 160 centimeters on Monday and would rise
further due to the full moon on Tuesday or Wednesday.

"But it will not reach the highest level of more than 190
centimeters as happened during the worst flooding this month."

He said the sea tide increase would affect areas in North
Jakarta, including Kapuk Muara which is still inundated by water
between 10 centimeters and 20 centimeters deep.

But the amount of the current rain fall, which has been
averaging between six millimeters and 12 millimeters each day,
would likely decrease in the coming days, he said.

The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said that it would rain
lightly and sporadically on Tuesday.

Yet, many residents are still worried.

"We are still vigilant as rumors say that a renewed flood may
occur in the next few days," said Suneni, 26, who run a small
grocery stall just 15 meters from the Kali Angke river in
Pejagalan, North Jakarta.

Suwardi, a resident of Manggarai subdistrict in South Jakarta,
had even moved his furniture.

"The floods have receded considerably in the last two days.
But, as you see, water levels can still rise once torrential
rains or floods from Bogor come," said Suwardi, who works for a
private company in Cakung, East Jakarta.