Floods that inundated the Pondok Labu area in Cilandak, South Jakarta, on Sunday, were likely caused by the narrowing of the nearby Krukut River, a local official says.
“There was a high intensity of rains in areas upstream, namely Depok and Bogor [West Java]. But the floods were also trigged by the narrowing [of the Krukut River], which was once 6 meters wide but has become only 2 meters wide,” Cilandak district head Sayid Ali said Monday in Jakarta.
He added the narrowing was a result of the expansion of a nearby shooting ground used by the Indonesian Navy.
“You can see it for yourself,” Sayyid said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
A total of 239 families were evacuated from Pondok Labu on Sunday when floodwaters up to 2 meters deep inundated their homes.
On Monday morning, however, the waters receded to half a meter, prompting the evacuees to return to the area to commence the cleanup.
Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo visited Pondok Labu during the floods and ordered that the river be dredged and land acquired in the area to support the construction of a dam that is planned to be built there next year.
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