As floodwater in the capital receded on Sunday, the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that the death toll from flood-related incidents during the last two weeks had risen to 23. “The latest victim was Sulaiman, a resident of Kebon Pala in Makasar district, East Jakarta. He fell into the rushing river when he was fishing today,” Desmanto, a staff officer at the agency, said on Sunday. Sulaiman was among 11 people who had died as the result of the floods in East Jakarta. Another f

As floodwater in the capital receded on Sunday, the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that the death toll from flood-related incidents during the last two weeks had risen to 23. “The latest victim was Sulaiman, a resident of Kebon Pala in Makasar district, East Jakarta. He fell into the rushing river when he was fishing today,” Desmanto, a staff officer at the agency, said on Sunday. Sulaiman was among 11 people who had died as the result of the floods in East Jakarta. Another five victims had died in North Jakarta, three in West Jakarta, three in Central Jakarta and one in South Jakarta.

Deaths were caused specifically by strong currents, electrocution, drowning and illness. The city’s latest bout of flooding over the last two weeks continues to affect 118,541 people in 29 subdistricts in 14 districts. Parts of East Jakarta and West Jakarta are still inundated, including Bidara Cina, Kampung Melayu and Cawang in East Jakarta and Rawa Buaya, Kali Angke and Kapuk in West Jakarta. Currently, 38,079 evacuees are taking shelter in 150 locations, down from the 65,013 who were in 247 shelters on Jan. 21. Meanwhile, around 600 evacuees in Kampung Pulo, Jatinegara, had returned home to clean up their houses on Saturday.

The team relies on weather forecasts from the BMKG to conduct the project. “During the past two days, we only had one flight per day to disperse salt because the mass of clouds was decreasing. But we will start flying two times per day tomorrow,” BPPT Artificial Rain Technical Unit head F. Heru Widodo said. He said that even with just one C-130 Hercules aircraft, the technology reduced rainfall by 22 percent during the first five days of execution. The team expects to get an additional Casa light transport aircraft from the Air Force on Tuesday. “We will evaluate this technology after a month,” he said, adding that the team would continue the weather engineering until March 14.

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Headlines | Mon, January 27 2014, 9:06 AM



What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

a. BPDB’s report about flood in Jakarta.
b. Sulaiman’s death due to the flood.
c. BMKG’s forecast the terrible weather in Jakarta.
d. Flood death toll rises to 23 people.
e. Many areas in Jakarta was being inundated by floodwater.