Selangor Rain FLOOD -

 

CAUSE

Heavy rains showering Jakarta this afternoon brought flooding in a number of areas.     Kampung Melayu subdistrict remains on alert for possible floods due to the overflow of Ciliwung River.

 

DAM

Previously reported, the water level at Katulampa Dam was on the second alert status on Sunay night, August 14, 2022. The monitoring post noted that the water level was at 180 centimeters, warning people living near Ciliwung River of potential floods.

 

AFFACTED AREA

Floods inundated Kampung Melayu, particularly community units (RW) 004 and 005 of Kebon Pala on Monday or at around 4 a.m.

 

 

IMPACT

One road is also flooded, The water level there reached 60 cm. Ten neighboring units or RTs in West Jakarta were inundated up to 40 to 60 centimeters. No residents of Kebon Pala were displaced. Yet, authorities still mobilized officers in the post to be used as an evacuation site if needed. There are no evacuees.

 

 

OTHER

The flooding began to recede at around 9.30 a.m. However, the flood did not really subside (surut mereda) Because the water in Ciliwung River is still high, it completely receded at 12:30 p.m. But we are still ready for flooding.

 

Heavy rains showering Jakarta this afternoon brought flooding in a number of areas.

According to Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), ten neighboring units or RTs in West Jakarta were inundated up to 40 to 60 centimeters.

“One road is also flooded,” said Insaf in a statement, Tuesday, January 18.

The neighboring units inundated by floodwater in West Jakarta are as follow: 

1.    One RT in Rawa Buaya sub-district up to 60 cm

2.    One RT in Kapuk sub-district up to 40 cm

Meanwhile, one flooded road was reported on Jalan Bangun Nusa 2, Cengkareng Timur. The water level there reached 60 cm.

“The flooding is being handled by the local sub-district along with …

and (the flooding) is targeted to recede in a short time.

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Transjakarta Diverts Several Routes as Roads Flooded

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A number of South Jakarta roads, including busways, were flooded following heavy rains this afternoon, December 21.

 

As a result, city-owned bus operator Transjakarta diverted several bus routes temporarily.

One of them is 1C serving the Blok M-Pesanggrahan route due to the flooding on Jalan Haji Gani this afternoon at 12:50 local time.

“The bus heading to Pesanggrahan does not stop at Velbak until Kodam Permai bus stops,

and the bus towards Blok M does not pass Jalan Beo to Kebayoran Lama,”

Transjakarta announced via its Twitter account @PT_Transjakarta on Tuesday afternoon, December 21.

The bus service 1M serving the Blok M-Meruya route was also diverted as Swadarma Raya areas were inundated by floodwater.

“[The bus] heading to Meruya does not pass Jalan Makam to BSI bus stops,

while [the bus] towards Blok M does not pass Swadarma Raya to Singgalang,” it added.

The Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) warned of potential extreme weather, including heavy rains with strong winds and lightning, in the capital city until 15:00 local time.

The Jakarta BPBD spokesman said data on flooded areas were still being collected.

“[We are still] handling the flood, so the data has not been recorded yet.

 

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The death toll from Malaysia's worst floods in years rose to 27 on Wednesday,

 

 

Days of torrential rain caused rivers to overflow at the weekend, swamping cities, cutting off major roads, and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

 

 

Selangor -- Malaysia's most densely populated and wealthiest state, has been one of the worst-hit areas.

 

Selangor encircles the capital Kuala Lumpur –

 

Many in its flood-hit state capital Shah Alam were left stranded in their homes with barely any food for days,

 

before being evacuated on boats in a chaotic rescue operation.

 

 "We actually lost everything -- our cars, our house. Everything gone,"

 

He has been evacuated in Shah Alam.

 

 "We hope the government will give us some support."

 

Floodwaters have been slowly receding, and

 

the process would speed up after a broken sluice gate was repaired.

 

sluice gate -- which controls the flow of water into a nearby river –

 

 

The death toll rose to 27 -- 20 in Selangor and seven in the eastern state of Pahang, according to state news agency Bernama.

 

With reports of people still missing, it is expected to climb. (diperkirakan)

 

Opposition leader urged the government to hold a public inquiry following the widely criticised flood response. (mendesak)

 

 

Poor coordination between government agencies and

 the delayed deployment of the military

 

"turned the response to the natural disaster into a human, governance disaster.

 

Prime Minister has admitted there were "weaknesses" but pledged improvements in future.

 

Around 65,000 people have been evacuated, most of them in Selangor and Pahang, according to official data, which revised down by several thousand a figure released Tuesday.

 

 

The Southeast Asian nation is hit by floods annually during the monsoon season, from November to February,

 

but those at the weekend were the worst since 2014.

 

Global warming has been linked to worsening floods.

 

Because a warmer atmosphere holds more water, climate change increases the risk and intensity of flooding from extreme rainfall.

This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title " Malaysia floods death toll rises to 27 "..