Four Districts in Bekasi Submerged Due to Overflowing River

Thursday, 17 February 2022 – 18:55 GMT+7
Floods in the Jatiasih area, Bekasi City, Thursday (17/2) early morning / Credit: Bekasi Disaster Mitigation Agency

english.jpnn.com, BEKASI - Four sub-districts in the Bekasi, West Java, were submerged on Thursday (17/2).

Bekasi Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) task force head Karsono said that the flooding was caused by the overflowing Bekasi River, with the water delivered from Bogor.

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According to Karsono, hundreds of families were affected.

"Eleven points in eight sub-districts were inundated," said Karsono in a written statement, Thursday (17/2).

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The four districts that were flooded were Jatiasih, East Bekasi, South Bekasi, and North Bekasi. (cr1/mcr20/jpnn)

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