The threat of flooding still looms large over Jabodetabek, until March, due to the ongoing rainy season."Karawang (ANTARA News) - Floods inundated several houses in the Subang District, West Java Province, following incessant heavy rains that caused the Ciasem River to overflow.
The floodwaters, reaching heights between 20 and 50 centimeters, affected numerous villages in the Ciasem subdistrict, such as Krajan and Tanjung Baru in Central Ciasem, and Pamijem in Ciasem Hilir, Anis, a local resident, stated here on Tuesday.
This is the sixth time that Subang has been struck by floods since January 2014.
The floods also submerged a number of roads connecting Ciasem and other villages.
Meanwhile, around 18 thousand houses were inundated in Bojongsoang, Baleendah, and Dayeuhkolot subdistricts, Bandung District, West Java, on Monday, after the Citarum River overflowed its banks.
"According to the latest report received from our members, the floodwaters started entering the residential areas at around 2 a.m. local time, today," Dadang Wahidin, a coordinator of the Bandung Youths Disaster Alert Association, noted in Bandung, on Monday.
Many residents from the three flood-affected subdistricts have evacuated themselves to a higher ground, such as low-cost rental apartments and local government offices.
The floodwaters reached a height of up to 2.8 meters in Baleendah, around three meters in Dayeuhkolot, and around 2.2 meters in Bojongsoang, he pointed out.
The floods were triggered by incessant heavy rains since Sunday evening.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) called on the residents of Jakarta and its satellite towns of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) to remain alert because floods remain a threat to these areas until March.
Head of BNPBs Information Data Center Sutopo Purwo Nugroho recently pointed out that the residents living in flood-prone areas need to remain alert.
"The threat of flooding still looms large over Jabodetabek, until March, due to the ongoing rainy season," he explained.
He added that the rainfall recorded in Java was lesser in February as compared to January, but might increase in March, and people should watch out for floods and landslides.
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