Jakarta Globe, Rangga Prakoso, Feb 09, 2015
Residents try to cross a street in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, on Monday. (Antara Photo/Rosa Panggabean) |
Jakarta.
State utility firm Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has shut down more than 400
electrical relays in the Greater Jakarta area on Monday due to floods that
inundated parts of the capital.
PLN
spokesman Mambang Hertadi said that as of 3:35 p.m the company had shut down
428 electrical relays in flood-hit areas to prevent people from being
electrocuted.
“The area
affected by the floods is getting bigger so we have to cut off the electricity
supply to more consumers’ houses,” Mambang said.
Mambang
added that people whose house was inundated should immediately turn off their
electricity and unplug all electronic devices.
He urged
people to follow this advice and stay alert to prevent accidents.
Last month,
two people died of electrocution when their house in West Pademangan, North
Jakarta, was inundated by water and they forgot to unplug their refrigerator.
Jakartans
woke up to a partially flooded city on Monday after a night of heavy rains.
Many roads were impassable, leading to massive traffic problems in all part of
the city.
A policeman
helps a motorist on flooded street outside the Presidential Palace
after heavy
seasonal rains flooded parts of Jakarta Feb. 9, 2015. (Reuters
Photo/
Darren Whiteside)
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