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by Ida Ayu Mas Amelia Kusumaningtyas | 20-02-2020 20:09
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Flood Phenomenon Jakarta, in the beginning of 2020 was welcomed by the rain. Precisely during midnight did it start to pour, and only until the crack of dawn did the downpour turned into a drizzle. Due to this, there was a massive flood issue. Flood isn't something rare in Jakarta. However, where the flood usually reached the knee length of an adult. The flood that happened had completely submerged houses leaving only roofs to evacuate on. Search and rescue, volunteers, as well as other officials moved in action. They helped evacuate the people, rescued stranded pets, and so on. Lots of valuables were lost during this flood, such as cars, motorcycles, fridges, and beds. Some of these valuables were even caught in the flood current and ended up at the river, further clogging the flow of the water. In order to handle these obstructions, heavy machines such as excavator were placed on the scene. These machines helped dig out couches, washing machine, beds, and other heavy weighted stuff. Technology has truly helped in this situation, because without the excavator it would have been a lot longer to clear out the obstructions. A lot of household items got destroyed during this flood, and they can't even be recycled. Moreover, the people that got effected are the lower class people. Do they even have money to buy other household items to replace the ones that got destroyed? Even if flood was a common occurrence in Jakarta, this disastrous flood had caught stakeholders attentions. The usual flood was caused by drainage issue. Then the disastrous flood was caused by drainage issue plus the nonstop continuous rain. The drainage being clogged by trash is an unending issue. It makes me wonder on what steps should be taken to solve this issue. Any suggestions?
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5 Comments
Thank you for sharing your report!!
Posted 25-02-2020 02:08
Hello Ida
It's sad to see those destruction caused by the flood. It is fortunate that technological equipment can partially help restoring the damages areas, but as you mentioned, there is some economical aspects that are related to the restoration. If it is possible, some technology can predict in advance the possibility of floods and people can minimize the damage.
Thank you for the great report!
Posted 23-02-2020 16:01
Thanks for the report
Posted 22-02-2020 19:23
Hey Ida!
It's Lisa your mentor.
Seems like the flood went through pretty bad!
If it's so common in Indonesia at this time of the year, wouldn't it have been possible to prepare for the disaster beforehand so that people get less damage?
Are there any institutions or infrastructures made to keep the people safe from it or maybe a warning system?
I hope that those people recover back very soon!
Thanks for sharing the news with us.
Posted 21-02-2020 17:22
Hello Ida
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about Flood Phenomenon
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 21-02-2020 10:23