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300 Tons of Garbage During Jakarta Floods

Floods in the Capital has resulted in an exquisite amount of garbage. At least 300 tons of garbage per day are carried away by the Sanitation Department of Jakarta from all the rivers in Jakarta during the flood.

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Bekasi Flooding Gets Worse

The water dumped from Bekasi River Dam on Tuesday has caused the area to be flooded even more. As many as seven Sub districts where the water level has dropped rose again until yesterday. Head of Disaster Relief Agency for the Regency of Bekasi, Sahat Banjar Nahor, said the seven sub districts are Muaragembong, Cabangbungin, Babelan, […]

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People turn to hotels, apartments for shelter

The number of people taking refuge from flooding in Greater Jakarta may be a lot higher than the official figure, with middle- to upper-class residents turning to hotels and apartments for shelter. Local chain Tauzia Hotel Management, which operates Harris Hotel in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, experienced an increase in its occupancy rate when flooding inundated […]

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Main driver’s license office closed by flooding

Flooding has forced the police’s driver’s license office located on Jl. Daan Mogot in West Jakarta to suspend services after incessant rain on Saturday and Sunday. City police traffic director Sr. Comr. Nurhadi Yuwono said on Monday the office was closed indefinitely until the threat of flooding was over.

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Clean water supply in Jakarta declines amid major flooding

The input of clean water for processing in Jakarta has fallen by 6 cubic meters per second because of a reduction of supply through the Kali Malang canal from the Jati Luhur dam due to major flooding in Bekasi, West Java. “Normally the water input reaches 17 cubic meters per second, but now it is reduced […]

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Bukit Duri Train Depot Flooded

The flood that hit the Bukit Duri, Tebet area has affected the Train Depot in the area. The flood is still reaching 50 centimeters in height causing train maintenance activities there to cease. “It is temporarily moved to Manggarai and Depok,” said Sukatmin, the Bukit Duri Train Depot staff.

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BPBD: 34 Villages Flooded

Chief of Jakarta Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Bambang Musyawardana told Tempo on Sunday, January 19, 2014, that there were 150 flooded areas in 34 villages in Jakarta.

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Dozens of Subang flood victims isolated

Flooding isolated at least 35 people of 10 families in Kampung Baru, Mulyasari Village, Pamanukan, Subang regency, West Java. Since yesterday, they have been evacuated to a nearby Islamic school. “We need aid, food, clothing and medical supplies,” said a resident.

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Degraded waters in Nusa Tenggara Timur

According to an Aquatic Ecology lecturer from University of Muhammadiyah Kupang, the waters of East Nusa Tenggara  are degraded due to the use of fish bombs and potassium. In addition, the occurrence of excessive pelagic fishing and damage of  75% of local coral reefs and seagrass habitats resulting from activity to catch fish at low […]

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Jakarta braces for major flood

A bigger flood is expected to hit Jakarta as incessant and heavy rain has been forecast to continue until Monday. The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) called on residents in the city and its outskirts to remain on high alert and prepare to face worsening conditions in the […]