Jakarta Flood: Cash, Coins also Swept by Ciliwung River Flood
6 February 2018 17:22 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tons of trash were swept by the flood waters at the Ciliwung River where most of these trash piled-up at the Kampung Melayu bridge in East Jakarta last night.
Unexpectedly, the pile-up has become a blessing for some people. The trashes that were swept by the river range from household wastes such as refrigerators, cupboards, wooden logs, and even a stack of cash.
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“Last night, someone found Rp1 million cash inside a plastic bag,” said Yohanes, a resident living by the Ciliwung River in Kampung Melayu on Tuesday, February 6. He further explained that the money was discovered by a scavenger.
The Jakarta environmental service agency managed to clean up 1,500 tons of trash that piled-up under the Kampung Melayu by using an excavator. The trashes that was dominated by organic wastes filled the Ciliwung River since 01:30 this morning.
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“Kampung Melayu had 1,500 tons, Manggarai 300 tons, and Season City 250 tons,” said the Head of Jakarta’s environmental agency Isnawa Adi at the location.
Darsim, one of the agency’s employee admitted having found Rp500,000 in coins kept inside a container that was swept by the river flow.
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