Floodwater depth in Cipinang Melayu, East Jakarta, reaches 1.5 metres
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The depth of floodwater in the residential area of RW 04, Kelurahan Cipinang Melayu, Makasar, East Jakarta, reached 1.5 metres on Sunday morning, following the overflow of the Sunter River and heavy rain since Saturday night (7 March).
The deepest water level in RT 4 and RT 2 was around 1.5 metres, while RT 3 saw about one metre and 60 centimetres, said Subagyo, head of the Village Community Consultative Body (LMK) for RW 04 Cipinang Melayu, at the flood site on Sunday.
The flood height of 150 cm, he noted, had risen from Saturday night to this morning.
‘TFor this flood, rainfall since Saturday morning until now is still falling. In addition, there is water flow from upstream Sunter, so around 03:00 this morning, the water rose very quickly,’ Subagyo explained.
Subagyo said the worst flooding occurred in the riverbank area. Several RTs were affected quite severely with water levels approaching two metres.
The RTs affected by the inundation in RW 04 Cipinang Melayu include RT 1, RT 2, RT 3, RT 4, RT 5, and RT 7.
According to Subagyo, the area tends to be affected during floods.
‘It’s a regular occurrence; when floods happen they are affected, and this only happened in one RW, namely RW 4. But this year, this is the first time we have experienced flooding,’ Subagyo said.
Regarding government assistance, Subagyo noted that there had been no aid reaching the site so far.
To date, residents of RW 04 Cipinang Melayu remain on standby and hope the water recedes soon, while regional administrators in the area continue to monitor water levels and the readiness of evacuation sites.
Earlier, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecast light rain with thunderstorms across parts of Jakarta on Sunday morning into the night.
The Jakarta Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded that 39 RTs and 13 road sections across Jakarta were flooded due to heavy rain in the area.
‘The floods were caused by heavy rain in Jakarta and its surroundings from Saturday (7 March) to Sunday,’ said Mohamad Yohan, head of BPBD Jakarta’s Disaster Data and Information Centre.