Residents in Jakarta Evacuated Due to Flood

Jakarta (Jakarta Bali) - Torrential rains since Sunday, Jan.12 that lead to floods in the capital city, have forced 5,125 Jakarta residents to evacuate their homes.

"Up until 7 a.m. Monday, floods had inundated 31 sub districts in 18 districts of Jakarta," stated The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, here on Monday.

Based on the agency's flood impact data, the number of houses inundated reached 7,367 houses with 24,269 people, in Jakarta. At least 5,125 evacuees have been accommodated in 35 evacuation shelters across the capital.

The heights of the flood varied in several places; four meters high flood was reported in Cawang sub-district, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.

The four worst flood affected areas in East Jakarta are Cawang, Cililitan, Bidara China and Kampung Melayu.

In Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, at least 1,508 homes have inundated with floods, forcing 212 out of the 3,427 residents to evacuee.

"Most of the residents do not want to evacuate despite floods that have reached 100-250 cm," Sutopo noted.

While in Cawang, Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, 50-400 cm of flood water inundated a total of 1,944 homes with 6,293 inhabitants and displaced at least 3,446 people from their homes.

Residents of the area moved to the nearby supermarket area, integrated Health Posts, office buildings, mosques and the local elementary school. (*/DWA)