As many as 17 joint personnel have been deployed to clean up garbage and mud left after the flood in Kampung Melayu, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, on Sunday (10/31). It happened after the Ciliwung River overflowed on Sunday early morning.

We are here to help local residents affected by flood in RW 04, 05, 07 and 08, to speed up post-flood handling

Kampung Melayu Urban Village Head, Angga Harjuno said, those personnel were from PPSU, Water Resources (SDA) Task Force , and Satpol PP.

"We are here to help local residents affected by flood in RW 04, 05, 07 and 08, to speed up post-flood handling," he expressed.

According to him, the river overflowed at around 2:30 AM and hit parts of RW 04, 05, 07 and 08. The water level reached 35 to 90 centimeters height.

Then at 2:30 PM, the inundation left around 25 centimeters height in RT 10 and 11/RW 05 l, as its locations was right on the edge of the river.

Until 3:15 PM, personnel were still cleaning garbage and mud using broom sticks, hoes, dustpan, cangkrang, sacks and so on.

"Our personnel will remain on standby to help," he stressed.