JAKARTA (Antara): As water started inundating several areas in the capital, Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) Tuesday warned of possible heavy rains pouring the Greater Jakarta in the next few days.
"Downpours in the Greater Jakarta tend to increase in the Greater Jakarta," BMG spokesman Ahamd Zakir was quoted by Antara news agency as saying referring to the areas of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi.
He said that the heaviest rains may fall in South Jakarta and Puncak in Bogor regency with downpours ranging from 50 to 100 millimeters per day as compared 30 to 40 millimeters per day oflast week.
"Downpours in Bogor reached 114 millimeters on Monday due to heavy rain on Monday night," Zakir added.
The heavy rain in Bogor sparked flooding in a number of areas Tuesday because Ciliwung, the main river in the capital, could not accommodate rain water flowing from Bogor.
Zakir warned people living in river banks to keep alert for possible overflows of river water because January and February are the peak rainy season of this year.
The worst area hit by Tuesday's flood is Cawang subdistrict in East Jakarta. Floods also hit Bidara Cina district also in East Jakarta as well as a number of subdistricts in South Jakarta like Kampung Melayu, Kalibata, Pancoran, and Pejaten.
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