Flooding persisted in some communities in East Jakarta following heavy rains on June 12, 2014. (SP Photo/Fansa FS Putra)
Jakarta. Thousands of residents of East Jakarta residents spent Thursday night with flooding in their homes after heavy rains caused the Ciliwung River to burst its banks, and the high water levels persisted into Friday.
Seven community units in Kampung Melayu in Jatinegara subdistrict were inundated with water, which rose from 30 to 200 centimeters in some parts. Some living close to the Ciliwung river were still dealing with high water on Friday morning.
Syofian Taher, Jatinegara subdistrict chief, said the flood was caused by the heavy rain in the Jabodetabek area. Ciliwung river, he said, was heavily overflown at 7 a.m this morning.
“At 7 a.m, the floods reached 30 to 200 centimeters around 15 meter from the river bank,” said Syofian Taher, Jatinegara subdistrict chief.
Seven out of eight community units in Kampung Melayu were hit by the floods, affecting 7,543 people.
“The worst affected is community unit 03, which consists of 853 families or 2,312 people,” he said.
By SP/Fana FS Putra on 04:08 pm Jun 13, 2014
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