REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Several flood victims in South Jakarta have evacuated to higher grounds, stated a local official.
Some 268 households were affected by the floods in South Jakarta, Endang Achadiat of the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) stated here on Thursday.
"Until now, some 600 inhabitants of South Jakarta have taken refuge in safer places," he informed Antara.
Floodwaters reaching a height of up to a meter hit South Jakarta since Wednesday evening (19/11).
Floodwaters originating from Bogor, which was hit by incessant heavy rains on Wednesday evening, inundated residential areas in Pancoran and Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta.
In the meantime, the flash floods from Bogor, West Java, forced 487 inhabitants of Kampung Pulo and Bidara Cina, East Jakarta, to evacuate to higher grounds, on Thursday morning.
Of the 487 evacuees, 430 were residents of Kampung Pulo and 57 of Bidara Cina, Bambang Musyawardana of the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) stated here on Thursday.
They sought refuge in the health office and mosques following floods that reached heights ranging between 30 centimeters and four meters in East Jakarta, he noted.
"Relief aid comprising food and medicines have been provided by the health office, and the BPBD is coordinating the relief efforts," he remarked.
In the meantime, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has alerted the residents of Jakarta about possible flooding that may inundate the city in the third week of January 2015.
"The floods in January 2014 were lighter than in January 2013. We hope it is much lighter in January 2015, but the people must be ready to face the worst," Deputy of BNPB's Emergency Management, Tri Budiarto, reported here on Tuesday.
The massive floods that inundated Jakarta in 2007 are considered to be the worst flooding disaster the city has ever faced. Taking this into account and anticipating the worst-case scenario, the BNPB had put in place mitigation measures to handle the floods in the previous rainy season.
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