Floods Still Haunt Parts of Jakarta

Floods still haunt Jakarta residents. Heavy rain is expected to continue. Moreover, the dry season is predicted to be delayed.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Banjir Masih Menghantui Sebagian Wilayah Jakarta

FOTO KETUA RT 3, RW 3, APOY

Flooding has inundated the Rawajati area in Pancoran district, South Jakarta early on Friday (15/3/2024) morning. The situation has caused panic among residents. The risk of flooding still remains in Jakarta considering that the dry season is predicted to experience a setback.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — After being hit by rain for three hours, the Rawajati area, Pancoran District, South Jakarta, was hit floods up to 20 centimeters high, Friday (15/3/2024) early morning. This incident traumatized residents.

Erni (38), a resident of Rawajati, stated that floods submerged the area near her house on early Friday morning. "At that time, the RT administrator had already declared that residents should prepare for Level Three Alert," she said.

Alert level three indicates that the water has already submerged an area located 15 meters away from Kali Ciliwung. Upon hearing the warning, residents immediately prepared themselves. Several motor vehicles were also evacuated to higher ground.

Erni stated that Rawajati area has experienced floods three times during the rainy season, especially near Kali Ciliwung. The first flood occurred in November 2023, then in mid-January 2024, and early Friday morning.

Apoy, the head of the neighborhood association in RT 03 RW 03, Rawajati Subdistrict, Pancoran District, stated that floods often occur in his area during heavy rain or when there is an influx of water from Bogor and Depok. "Even if it is not raining here, if there is heavy rain in Bogor, the Ciliwung River can overflow," said Apoy.

Vigilance must continuously be heightened as floods could occur at any time. He remembers back in 2007 when floodwaters had already inundated residents' homes with a height of over 2 meters.

"At that time, the height of the flood had already reached the roofs of houses," he said.

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Traffic was congested due to vehicles being trapped in floods at the Coca Cola intersection, Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (29/2/2024). Jakarta and its surrounding areas have been hit by moderate rainfall since early in the morning. This condition has resulted in congestion in several areas.

The DKI Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency asks residents of Jakarta and its surroundings to be alert for extreme weather which is expected to take place from March 14 to March 18 2024. There is the potential for moderate to heavy intensity rain.

The potential for moderate to heavy rain can occur especially in the areas of Bogor City, Bogor Regency, Tangerang City, and Tangerang Regency.

Chief Executive of DKI Jakarta BPBD Isnawa Adji said that the results of the latest analysis by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency identified the potential for an increase in moderate to heavy intensity rainfall accompanied by lightning/strong winds in that period. in the DKI Jakarta area and its surroundings.

The condition is triggered by the activity of Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO). In addition, the phenomenon of Kelvin and Rossby Equatorial Waves is still being monitored and predicted to be active in the Indonesian region in the next few days.

"Potential moderate to heavy rain may occur, especially in the areas of Bogor City, Bogor Regency, Tangerang City, and Tangerang Regency," said Isnawa. BPBD DKI Jakarta urges the public to always remain vigilant and prepared to anticipate the impact of the weather "If you find an emergency situation requiring assistance, immediately contact Jakarta Emergency Call Center 112," said Isnawa.

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The Rapid Response Team from the Regional Disaster Management Agency of DKI Jakarta is preparing rubber boats at the Malaka Sari East Channel Gate in East Jakarta on Friday (24/11/2023). This is part of a disaster preparedness simulation for dealing with floods.

The dry season is back

"When compared to the climatological average (1991-2020 period), the start of the 2024 dry season in Indonesia is predicted to be delayed," said Dwikorita in the Early Dry Season Press Conference at the BMKG Office in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, Friday.

Dwikorita explained that the areas initially predicted to experience setbacks include some parts of North Sumatra, some parts of Riau, Lampung, Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java, DIY, East Java, most of Kalimantan, some parts of Bali, NTB, some parts of NTT, some parts of Southeast Sulawesi, some parts of West Sulawesi, most of Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo, some parts of Central Sulawesi and some parts of Maluku.