BEKASI: 22, FEBRUARY, 2021: Monsoon floods hit Indonesia's capital, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate after the Citarum River embankment broke, officials said Monday. 

Bekasi district in Indonesia's West Java province have faced heavy rains and floods since Saturday. 

In a statement, Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said "Some embankments are broken, not only from the river embankment but also from the irrigation embankments." 

He added that, rescuers from the National Search and Rescue Agency have been deployed at the affected areas. 

Raditya Jati, spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, said that "More than 28,000 residents in four villages in Bekasi district and 34 villages in Karawang district are affected by the floods. At least 4,184 people are being evacuated." 

Thousands of houses in the area are covered with 100 to 250 centimeters (40 to 100 inches) of water and are without power.

Noted that, seasonal rains and high tides in recent days have caused dozens of landslides and widespread flooding in most parts of the country. (04)