The collapse of a dam near Pantai Mutiara, Pluit, Penjaringan, in North Jakarta, flooded dozens of houses in a plush residential area.

The incident started at 8:30 a.m. on Friday.

“The dam collapse occurred in high waves because of erosion under the bridge and dam,” said the head of Jakarta City Water Management, Teguh Hendarwan, as reported by kompas.com.

About a 50-meter length of the dam collapsed, said Teguh, who inspected the location on Friday night.

Because of the dam collapse, as many as 124 houses near Pantai Mutiara were inundated by water on Friday. “Four blocks of houses were affected,” said Pluit subdistrict head Purnama early Saturday, adding that there were no reports of casualties.

Personnel from the military, police, rescue teams, fire departments and volunteers worked to build a temporary dam to prevent sea water from flowing farther into the area.

When the incident occurred, the water level reached up to 200 centimeters, but by 1:10 a.m. the water level had receded to only some 50 centimeters, kompas.com reported.

Meanwhile, the construction of the temporary dam was finished at about 3 a.m. on Saturday.

Four mobile water pumps had been operated since 5 a.m. to help pump water from the residential area. “Last night, we could not operate the pump because the water level was still quite high,” said a worker from Jakarta City Water Management. The water level reached only 30 centimeters by about 8 a.m.

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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by The Jakarta Post

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