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Floods Hit 143 Jakarta Neighborhood Units

Heavy rains caused flooding in 143 neighborhood units across 30 subdistricts in North and West Jakarta, with water levels reaching 80 centimeters in some areas. Most of the flooding occurred in West Jakarta, affecting 115 neighborhood units, while 28 were flooded in North Jakarta. Officials warned residents of the flooded areas of the risk of leptospirosis, a serious disease spread through contaminated flood water.

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Floods Hit 143 Jakarta Neighborhood Units

Heavy rains caused flooding in 143 neighborhood units across 30 subdistricts in North and West Jakarta, with water levels reaching 80 centimeters in some areas. Most of the flooding occurred in West Jakarta, affecting 115 neighborhood units, while 28 were flooded in North Jakarta. Officials warned residents of the flooded areas of the risk of leptospirosis, a serious disease spread through contaminated flood water.

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Floods hit 143 Jakarta

neighborhood units
Up to 143 neighborhood units (RT) were flooded after heavy rains lashed the
capital on Tuesday, the Jakarta administration said.

According to data from the head of the Jakarta Communication, Information and
Statistics Agency, Atika Nur Rahmania, on Wednesday, the floods occurred in 30
subdistricts in North and West Jakarta, with water levels reaching as high as 80
centimeters.

The flooding occurred around 6 a.m. and receded steadily throughout the day.

In West Jakarta, the water inundated 115 RTs in 15 subdistricts and six districts
in the municipality. Water from the Semongol River in Tegal Alur and the Angke
River in Kembangan Selatan also contributed to the flooding.

In North Jakarta, 28 RTs in 15 subdistricts and six districts in the municipality


were flooded.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan downplayed the potential of flooding after the
heavy rain on Tuesday morning.

“How much RTs were affected and what was the duration of the flooding? This
sensational [news] is not the same as conditions on the ground,” Anies told
reporters.

Meanwhile, the West Jakarta Health Agency advised residents to be careful of


leptospirosis that could infect people.

“For residents that are affected by the flood, they should be careful of
leptospirosis. This disease originates from rat urine that are usually mixed with
flood water,” agency head Kristy Wathini said on Wednesday as reported
by kompas.com.

Kristy advised residents to wear shoes when walking in flooded areas and clean
their hands and feet using soap afterwards.

She warned that leptospirosis was a serious disease that could lead to death.
(ami).

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