Parts of East and West Java, including Jakarta, Indonesia, experienced heavy rain that began on 25 February 2016, causing floods in the two provinces that have left one person dead and affected over 35,000.
Jakarta recorded 119 mm of rain in 24 ours between 25 and 26 February. The city of Surabaya in West Java saw 74 mm of rain during the same period.
Further heavy rain has fallen since then. Curug, in Tangerang Regency, Banten province, recorded 79.1 mm of rain in 24 hours to 01 March, 2016. Bogor, a city south of Jakarta, in West Java, saw 74.1 mm during the same period.
In Jakarta, flooding was reported in as many as 46 different locations across the city between 27 and 28 February. Indonesia disaster management officials (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana – BNPB) say that the heavy rain caused the Cengkareng river to overflow in the Cengkareng district of the city. BNPB reported on 28 February that a young child had died in the ensuing floods. Over 250 people were evacuated from the area.
The heavy rain also affected the neighbouring cities of Bogor, Depok and Bekasi in West Java. The Cimanceuri river in Tangerang, Banten province, overflowed forcing hundreds to evacuate, according to local media.
In East Java province, areas around Sampung were also badly affected on 26 February, 2016.
BNPB say that flooding was reported in 13 villages, affecting A total of 11,468 households or 34,225 inhabitants. Much of the flooding was a result of the overflowing Kemuning river.
