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span class="inline inline-center">A resident of Kampung Pulo, East Jakarta, stands in front of her house as children play on their flooded road. The area was inundated following rain in Jakarta and upstream areas. (kompas.com/Robertus Belarminus)

Jakarta Governor Basuki '€œAhok'€ Tjahaja Purnama has expressed his concern that flooding will again hit Jakarta when the rainy season reaches its peak in the coming days.

Many areas in the north of the city will likely be inundated by floodwater, particularly if heavy rains are accompanied by a full moon that would result in high tides, the governor said on Wednesday.

'€œWe are worried about when heavy rains are accompanied by high tides. Water levels will not recede quickly,'€ Ahok said in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has estimated that the rainy season in Jakarta and surrounding areas would peak sometime this month.

He, however, said that the Jakarta administration had done its best this year to mitigate the risk of flooding to ease potential impacts on residents. Therefore, water levels in many parts of the city had receded quickly during recent rains.

'€œJust check yourselves in all areas of Jakarta. People who have been affected by flooding before will say that this year, the water levels are lower and have receded more quickly [than in previous years],'€ Ahok told journalists, adding that some areas had also remained free of flooding. (bbn)(+)