South Jakarta has 36 flood spots

South Jakarta has 36 flood spots

JAKARTA (JP): About thirty-six spots in four districts of
South Jakarta are vulnerable to flooding, a municipal official
has said.

The four districts are Kebayoran Lama, Pesanggrahan, Pancoran,
and Tebet, South Jakarta Mayoralty Spokesman D.J. Siboro said on
Friday.

The mayoralty and southern parts of the capital are situated
in the water catchment area and the rainfall there is high
causing the flooding that regularly hits the area.

Heavy downpours in Bogor, Depok, early this year have caused
areas along the rivers of Ciliwung, Krukut and Pesanggrahan to be
submerged, Antara reported on Saturday.

Environmental issues such as illegal buildings on riverbanks,
littering, and the decreasing numbers of trees that preserve
groundwater content are other causes, said Siboro.

Siboro called on the public to help clean up clogged up
gutters and waterways and appealed to them not to use waterways
as dump sites.

On Friday, floods hit areas between Lenteng Agung and Depok
and paralyzed traffic following heavy downpours on Thursday. (04)