Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Jakarta provincial government has readied several facilities and utilities, such as evacuation shelters and logistics, for tackling coastal flooding due to rising sea levels.
"Some officials have urged us to ready supporting facilities, such as infrastructure, logistics, and evacuation posts," Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria remarked at the Jakarta City Hall on Thursday.
Patria also advised residents to be alert to an increase in high tides that will occur in several regions of Indonesia, including Jakarta, on December 18-22, 2021.
The North Jakarta administration also reminded that its region could still likely experience the highest rise in sea levels twice, on Thursday, Dec 9, and Saturday, Dec 11.
To this end, Patria urged the community to stay vigilant and steer clear of hoaxes or false news on coastal floods.
"We appeal to all citizens to be careful and watchful and always ensure to find accurate and fast information from existing channels. Do not allow any hoax news to add new problems," he emphasized.
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Earlier, Patria had planned to relocate residents affected by coastal floods to flats owned by the Jakarta provincial government.
The deputy governor pointed out that residential plains in the coastal area of North Jakarta were low-lying, so coastal flooding occurred during high tide in the rainy season.
Earlier, coastal flooding hit residents in the northern coast of Jakarta on Friday, Dec 3. The impacted regions were Muara Angke and Muara Baru in Penjaringan Sub-district; Sunda Kelapa Port area; Marunda in Cilincing Sub-district; and the eighth hamlet (RW08) of Ancol in Pademangan Sub-district.
Meanwhile, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) had stated that coastal flooding, projected to occur on December 18-22, 2021, was due to the full moon in addition to bad weather, high waves, and high-speed winds.
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