Saturday more flooding in Jakarta

Saturday more flooding in Jakarta

INDONESIA: Although Saturday was a sunny day, Jakarta saw
residential areas near the Ciliwung river, such as Balimester and
Bidaracina subdistricts, inundated by water, a report said.

Suyadi Sastro, a duty official at the Jakarta Crisis Center,
said the heightened water level, mainly along the Ciliwung river,
was caused by heavy rains in Bogor overnight, some 60 kilometers
south of Jakarta, from whence the Ciliwung originates.

It was reported that as of 2 p.m. the water level at the
residents' houses in Bidaracina reaching one meter, while the
Manggarai flood monitoring post reported the recorded water level
of 760 centimeters.

Two hours later, the water level at the Manggarai post reached
785 centimeters.

During the previous flood on Wednesday, the water level at
Balimester reached 1.5 meters high, with the recorded water level
at the Manggarai post at 800 centimeters.

Suyadi, however, said that the water level in the city's other
rivers -- Kali Pesanggrahan and Kali Cipinang -- were normal for
this time of year.--JP