The Source of the Great Flood
It is suspected that the recent flooding in Bekasi and Jakarta was due to changes to regional spatial planning when Ridwan Kamil was West Java Governor. The upstream portion of the river is damaged.
Erwan Hermawan
March 17, 2025
BEFORE the developer of the Summarecon Bogor housing complex sliced through the hill behind her house in late 2024, Ipah’s home had never been flooded. But when heavy rain poured over Mount Geulis on Sunday, March 2, 2025, the yard of the 42-year-old woman’s house was submerged in knee-deep muddy water.
Ipah’s home is located at the edge of Cibedug Mayak village, Bogor Regency, West Java, about 10 meters from the Summarecon pro
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