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Floods hit Greater Jakarta, warnings of more thunderstorms issued
Heavy rains and flooding also hit other parts of the country, with more rain forecast across the archipelago for the rest of the week.
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Motorists stop their vehicle at the edge of the flooded Jl. Warung Buncit Raya in South Jakarta on Feb. 20, 2021. (Antara/Aprilio Akbar)
G
reater Jakarta braces for more flooding after heavy downpours swept through many neighborhoods, causing massive floods and severing major thoroughfares in the past few days.
Heavy rains and flooding also hit other parts of the country, with more rain forecast across the archipelago for the rest of the week.
In several areas of the capital, Tuesday’s heavy downpour, which began in the afternoon, led to water inundating at least six major roads and 80 neighborhood units (RT) in the capital with some areas remaining flooded until Wednesday morning.
The six major roads included Jl. Pangeran Antasari and Jl. Lenteng Agung in South Jakarta, as well as Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto – one of the capital’s main roads that stretches between South and Central Jakarta.
Meanwhile, 60 of the 80 RT flooded on Tuesday were located in South Jakarta, with some neighborhoods suffering as much as 170 centimeters of water. Footage circulating on social media showed severe flooding in the Ciledug and Fatmawati areas, both located in South Jakarta.
In South Jakarta’s Kemang and Mampang Prapatan areas, heavy flooding forced authorities to mobilize hundreds of disaster mitigation agency workers, along with fire trucks and heavy-duty pumping equipment.
The head of the Jakarta Disaster Agency’s Data and Information Center, Michael, said nine neighborhood units were still flooded as of Wednesday morning.
