BPBD Jakarta Warns Riverbank Residents of Potential Flooding
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17 February 2022 08:03 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency or BPBD Jakarta announced an increase in the water level at the Manggarai floodgate this early morning at 5 a.m. February 17.
“The Manggarai floodgate is in alert status level 3 of Waspada/Siaga,” said the agency via its official Twitter account today. The water level was recorded at 760 centimeters.
Areas at risk of floods include Gondangdia, Grogol, Jatipulo, Kalianyar, Karet Tengsin, Kota Bambu Utara, Kota Bambu Selatan, Menteng, Petamburan, and Tomang.
BPBD circulated the alert information to subdistrict heads and residents living along the riverbanks through social media, viz. Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp.
Other than the Manggarai floodgate in South Jakarta, Jakarta Water Resources Agency also declared the alert status for the Pesanggrahan Monitoring Post as its water level at 190 cm and the Pasar Ikan floodgate and the Marina floodgate in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
As previously reported, high-intensity rain showered Jakarta and its vicinities on Wednesday, February 16.
Read: Coastal Flooding to Likely Inundate North Jakarta Areas: BPBD
JULI HANTORO