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View all search resultsFloods hit several Jakarta neighborhoods as city braces for more rain
Several neighborhoods in Jakarta were inundated over the weekend following heavy rain that hit the capital last week, with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasting more heavy rain to come in the following days.
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Some residents carry motorcycles on a cart to pass through a flooded street in Joglo, Jakarta, on March 22, 2024. (Antara/Rivan Awal Lingga)
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everal neighborhoods in Jakarta were inundated over the weekend following heavy rain in the capital last week, with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecasting more heavy rain to come in the following days.
Torrential rain coupled with strong winds has hit Jakarta several times since Wednesday, causing numerous gridlocks and inundating at least 48 neighborhood units (RT) over the weekend, with floodwaters reaching up to 78 centimeters deep.
Forty of these neighborhoods were located in South Jakarta, with the rest in West and East Jakarta, tempo.co reported.
Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) head Isnawa Adji said on Saturday that the agency was coordinating with subdistrict heads for flood control. He also said that respective agencies had deployed water pumps to drain the floodwater, kompas.com reported.
As of Sunday, Isnawa said at least four neighborhood units in West Jakarta were still flooded, including one in the Rawa Buaya subdistrict, which reported the flooding was above knee-deep.
Separately, heavy rain on Saturday also inundated parts of seven subdistricts in South Tangerang, with floodwaters reaching almost waist height. The flood affected 673 families in Keranggan, Jelupang, West Pamulang, West Jurangmanggu, Sawah, Rempoa and Jombang subdistricts, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in a press release on Sunday.
Heavy rain also caused a landslide that damaged one house in Keranggan.
