Flood surrounded Joko Widodo palace, and some streets in Jakarta.

Flood  surrounded Joko Widodo palace, and some streets in Jakarta.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Presidential Palace Complex not spared from floods caused by heavy rains in Jakarta, Monday (09/02/2015) morning until this afternoon. Exactly in front of the Presidential Palace, Jalan Merdeka Utara, water seemed flooded roads making it difficult for motorists to pass.

Observation Kompas.com, water ranges from 20-30 cm height makes Jalan Merdeka Utara from Gambir direction heading to Harmony only one path can be traversed. Traffic flow paralyzed. Vehicle was snaking from the front of the Supreme Court.

Puddles looked evenly from Jalan Merdeka Utara to Harmony. Dozens of bikers are reckless flood bypass helpless and vehicle engine eventually died in the middle of the road.

Visible up to three-wheeler riders had to push the vehicle traverse approximately 50 cm high flood it.

Secretary of State-owned small bus even when it's bad luck to be entered into the main gate of the State Secretariat in Jalan Veteran, the bus engine and die.

Only APTB new buses carrying passengers who still dare to stop Harmony passing around that way. Water also looks quite high because it has reached the lip bus and submerge whole tires from the big bus.

Until now, heavy rain was still pouring in around that area. About 10 police officers and municipal police scattered around puddles to notify the rider to not proceed to roads inundated with water or even just help the riders who have difficulty with the vehicle. Due to flooding that occurs, the flow of traffic in the vicinity of Jalan Merdeka Utara pratis immobile.

Puddles also jammed some streets as in the Ahmad Yani (kebon pineapple), the r Soeprapto cempaka white, green residential garden, West Jakarta, Village Serdang, stone wells Cempaka Putih, and a few other points that become flooded annually.