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Flood-risk areas in Bekasi likely to increase due to overflowing streams: Agency
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Heavy rainfall inundates a toll road in Jatibening, Bekasi, West Java, on Feb. 21. (JP/Bagas Rahadian)
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he number of flood-risk areas in Bekasi increased from Feb. 19 to Feb. 22 due to overflowing streams from higher altitude areas in West Java, the city’s public housing agency said on Thursday.
The Bekasi Public Works and Public Housing Agency recorded 49 areas prone to floods in Bekasi, West Java.
"The number will increase based on our observations of floods occurring this month,” Tri Adhiyanto, the head of the agency, said on Wednesday as quoted by antaranews.com.
(Read also: Bekasi doesn't need reservoir to handle floods: Governor)
The new flood-risk areas are mostly located around river banks because Bekasi lacks open spaces and retention ponds for water reservoirs, Adhiyanto added.
The agency is currently gathering data to obtain the exact number of new floods-prone areas. (wnd/dan)
