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Floods hit dozens of areas in Jakarta
Heavy rains in Bogor have caused flooding in Jakarta on Saturday morning.
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Children play with floodwater in Rawa Terate, East Jakarta, on Jan. 30. (kompas.com/Ryana Aryadita)
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ozens of neighborhoods across Jakarta were inundated on Saturday morning following heavy downpour in the upstream area of Bogor in West Java since Friday afternoon.
The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) announced on its official Twitter account that it had recorded rising water levels at the Katulampa and Depok sluice gates.
#TinggiMukaAir #PeringatanDiniJKT
INFO KRONOLOGIS KENAIKAN PINTU AIR MANGGARAI (SIAGA 3)
Sabtu, 02 Maret 2019, pukul 06.00 WIB
DIHIMBAU KEPADA WARGA BANTARAN KALI AGAR SELALU WASPADA BANJIR KIRIMAN
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— BPBD DKI Jakarta (@BPBDJakarta) March 1, 2019
Jakarta's Ciliwung River has also reportedly overflowed.
According to the Jakarta BPBD, at least 32 neighborhood units (RT) in three subdistricts in South and East Jakarta were flooded by 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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Rawajati subdistrict in Pancoran, South Jakarta, Cawang and Kampung Melayu subdistricts in East Jakarta were inundated by water between 10 centimeters and 1 meter deep.
The agency also reported that its Manggarai sluice gate in South Jakarta was placed under alert level status, indicating that floods might hit other areas in the heart of the city, from as Gondangdia in Central Jakarta to Tomang, West Jakarta. (ggq/dmr)
