Jakarta Bengkulu Floods

Greater Jakarta was once again struck by floods on Friday morning, causing …

It caused heavy traffic and forcing ..

It forced thousands of residents to leave their homes.

Seventeen neighborhoods across the capital were submerged after ..

the Ciliwung River overflowed due to heavy rainfall.

More than 1,500 people have evacuated the areas so far.

Meanwhile, in Tangerang, Banten, overflow from the Cisadane River inundated residential areas, school buildings, offices and vehicles in 1-meter-deep water across Panunggangan Barat subdistrict.

overflow from the Cisadane River inundated vehicles in 1-meter-deep water.

floods mostly struck areas in South and East Jakarta,
namely in community units (RW) located in
Lenteng Agung, Pengadegan, Srengseng Sawah and Rajawati in South Jakarta,
as well as Cawang, Bidara Cina, Balekambang and Kampung Melayu in the east.
At least 450 people have fled their homes in Cawang

and 1,147 in the neighboring area of Cililitan,
Floods have also caused severe congestion around Jl. Raya Kalibata in South Jakarta, where

flood victims crowded the shoulder of the road and

flood victims parked their cars there.

Flooding in the Kalibata area also triggered severe traffic on Jl. Dewi Sartika, Jl. Raya Condet and Jl. Raya Bogor.

“It’s insane.
It took me up to two hours to get from Depok to PGC in Cililitan.

Normally, traffic is not that bad,”.
Police personnel were deployed at certain crossroads to help manage the flow of traffic.

“Road users who want to go to Kalibata Raya are urged to avoid Jl. Dewi Sartika due to ..

 the traffic jam caused by floods,”.

Meanwhile, a number of settlements on the banks of Ciliwung River in Depok were also inundated, including ….
at least 15 families had been affected by the overflowing Ciliwung River.
flooding started at around 1 a.m. in the area,
with water levels reaching between 50 and 100 centimeters deep.

The flood receded at around 6 a.m.
Some residents were able to save a few of their belongings before leaving the area.
"I was only able to save a few items because BPBD Jakarta was telling us to go,". (das)

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A severe rainstorm in Bengkulu over the weekend has caused floods and

A severe rainstorm has caused landslides across the region,

The disaster claimed the lives of at least 10 people.

Eight people were reportedly missing as of Sunday morning, while

roughly 12,000 had been displaced.

The disaster has damaged 184 houses, four schools as well as roads and bridges in nine cities or regencies, including the city of Bengkulu and the regencies of…and….
“The disaster’s impact will be further assessed as

not all of the affected areas have been reached,

Floods and landslides occurred in a number of areas—

each of which were hard to reach due to damaged roads.

Yet, Sutopo assured that authorities were working to reach those affected.
The BNPB, furthermore, has deployed a fast response team to assist …

A fast response team will assist the local disaster mitigation agency in helping victims.
“[BNPB] has also set aside ready-to-use funds for emergency management.
The funds will be used--among other things—
to repair damaged roads and to distribute aid.

Among items that are urgently needed are tents, inflatable boats, blankets, foods, clean water and emergency lights.

Volunteers are also needed.
Those affected were told to stay alert as
there was potential for high intensity rain in the region.  


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Floodwaters have inundated 37 areas across Jakarta.
The worst-hit neighborhoods were in East Jakarta with 21 areas being affected,

while South and West Jakarta had 14 and two, respectively.
In East Jakarta, the affected areas include….,
with the floodwater reaching a depth of 225 centimeters.

While in other parts of East Jakarta, like …..
 the floodwater had receded as of Saturday morning.

Areas inundated by floodwater in South Jakarta included ….., where

it reached a depth of 220 cm in some parts.

2,370 residents were affected by the floods and

They had to be evacuated to temporary shelters in 15 locations.

The floods were caused after the Ciliwung, Angke and Krukut rivers overflowed

following heavy rainfall in upstream areas in Bogor.
the floods had killed at least two people.
a flood also struck Tangerang in Banten, where

overflowing water from the Cisadane River inundated some neighborhoods in the area
after hours of heavy downpours.