Four Districts in Bekasi Submerged Due to Overflowing River

Thursday, 17 February 2022 – 18:55 GMT+7
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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.

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).

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

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