"Some 1,981 police, army and search and rescue agency personnel are evacuating people to safer places," Jakarta Police Spokesperson Commissioner Martinus Sitompul said here on Tuesday.
Martin noted that joint personnel have been deployed in locations such as Jakarta, Tangerang, and Bekasi.
The Jakarta Police have set up a crisis center and arranged 29 boats, 16 trucks, 12 life vests, two water pumping units, and four canoes for rescue operations.
Around 259 locations have been inundated by floodwaters 10 to 210 centimeters high.
Meanwhile, some 5,986 Jakarta residents have been forced to evacuate to safer places as floods continued to inundate the capital city on Tuesday, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
"Some 5,986 people have taken shelter in 14 locations. Their number might increase as we are awaiting more data from field officers," BNPB spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho stated here Tuesday.
According to the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Office, floods have affected some 307 neighborhoods in 97 urban villages in 33 subdistricts.
"Some 4,830 families comprising 15,517 people have been affected as floods inundated their houses. Around 5,986 people have taken refuge in temporary shelters," he stated.
Of the total flood-affected neighborhoods, some 108 neighborhoods in 23 urban villages across eight subdistricts are located in West Jakarta. Some 2,738 families comprising 8,237 people have been affected by floods.
"Around 1,668 people have been evacuated in two locations. In Central Jakarta, 11 neighborhoods in eight urban villages in six subdistricts have been inundated. However, there has not been any evacuation," he revealed.
In South Jakarta, floods have hit 38 neighborhoods in 21 urban villages in seven subdistricts, affecting 7,280 people and 2,092 families.
In East Jakarta, 60 neighborhoods in 27 urban villages across seven subdistricts have been flooded. Some 1.8 thousand refugees have been accommodated in six temporary shelters.
At least 89 neighborhoods in 18 urban villages in five subdistricts have been flooded in North Jakarta, forcing 2,518 people to seek shelter in six locations.
Incessant heavy downpours since Sunday have triggered floods in many parts of Jakarta.
Floods in Jakarta have been triggered not only by overflowing rivers but also by poor drainage system and bad land spatial planning, according to BPBD.
Several business and commercial centers at Mangga Dua and Kelapa Gading areas in Jakarta have been paralyzed due to floods.
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