Jakarta BPBD mobilizes disaster preparedness team to anticipate floodsPhilip

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The Jakarta's Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) mobilized a disaster preparedness team to anticipate potential flooding in South Jakarta and East Jakarta following an early warning from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Thursday.

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Based on data from the Jakarta BPBD, 267 rapid reaction team personnel are deployed in every village in Jakarta to monitor the impact of the weather.

Participation of the community and other agencies is also needed to assist in flood prevention after the Jakarta BPBD has collected data on human resources and evacuation equipment, Adji remarked.

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The early warning came after the results of an analysis by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) regarding forecasts based on the impact of heavy rains in the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) areas on Thursday.

The BMKG estimates that South Jakarta and East Jakarta are placed on the full alert flood category, while West Jakarta, Central Jakarta, and North Jakarta are on the flood alert category.

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