REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- State-owned power company PLN turned off 469 of its 17,000 relay stations, which supply electricity to Jakarta and Tangerang, as floods hit a number of areas in the capital city.

Deputy Manager of Communications and Environment Development of PLN, Bambang Hertadi, said that till Monday, February 9, at 7.30 p.m., a total of 469 power distribution stations were turned off due to floods. As a result, the supply of electricity to areas such as Marunda, Cikupa, Kebon Jeruk, Bandengan, Cengkareng, Teluk Naga, Tanjung Priok, Menteng, and Cempaka Putih were temporarily cut off.

Incessant heavy rains triggered floods in at least 49 locations in Jakarta, according to the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD). "Heavy rainfall, which began Sunday evening and continued till this morning, inundated 49 locations across Jakarta," Bambang Suryaputra of the BPBD said.

Of the 49 flood-affected locations, 22 are in Central Jakarta. These include MH Thamrin Street, Cempaka Baru, Ahmad Yani, Kwitang Raya, Majapahit, Budi Kemuliaan, Percetakan Negara, Cempaka Putih Tengah, and Senen Raya, among several other places.

In West Jakarta, floodwaters reaching heights of between 10 and 60 centimeters affected Jalan Sosial Daan Mogot, Satria, Jelambar, Grogol, Kedoya Raya, Patra Raya, Arjuna Selatan, and Kapuk Raya, among other areas.

In East Jakarta, floods submerged Jalan DI Panjaitan, Pramuka, and Jalan Raya Bekasi. In North Jakarta, flooding was reported in Jalan Yos Sudarso, Kapuk Muara, and Boulevard Artha Gading.

Furthermore, in South Jakarta, Jalan H. Ipin, Pondok Labu, and Jalan Fatmawati were inundated by floodwaters that reached a height of nearly 30 centimeters.

Authorities in the capital city have been working hard to ensure that they can handle the floods, which were predicted to occur during the peak of the rainy season in February.

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