TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Rain has showered all over Jakarta since early morning on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had predicted that rain with lightning occurred in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek).
Deputy of BMKG`s Meteorologist Yunus S. Swarinoto said the rain is potential to occur until the next few days. This phenomenon is caused due to the relatively hight temperature above the water surface in the Indian Ocean that supports the increase of cumulonimbus cloud (storm cloud) in West Java and Sumatra.
"We urge the people to be aware of the increased rain intensity along with strong wind which is potential to flood, landslide, flash flood, or flood puddle," he said in a written statement Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017.
Meanwhile, based on Tempo’s observation on TMC Polda Metro twitter account, floods with various height are covering a number of area in Jakarta, including at Jalan Medan Merdeka Timur. The floods inundated the area in front of the Marine and Fisheries Affairs Ministry office, Gambir railway station, and Transportation Ministry.
"70cm flood at Petogogan, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta @Wijaya_BlokM," tweeted @TMCPoldaMetro account at 06.40 Western Indonesia Time.
"At 06:25, 15cm flood occurred at Jl. KH. Abdullah Syafei toward SMP 115, @bhasty70."
"At 06:32, 30cm of water floods Kebon Nanas intersection (east Jkt samsat). The traffic is rerouted to Transjakarta lane @RrAgnessia."
"At 06:59, 20-30cm flood occurred in front of Trisakti, Grogol."
The floods have caused traffic densities in a number of locations, include Jalan DI Panjaitan, in front of Patria Park towards Cempaka Putih, in front of UKI Cawang towards BNN, as well as the road in front of Wika Tl, old Halim which was closed towards the south, according to @TMCPoldaMetro twitter account.
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