Affected By Floods, Soetta Airport's North Permeter Access Line Is Temporarily Closed

Access to the north perimeter of Soetta airport is closed (Soetta Airport Police/ANTARA)

TANGERANG - Heavy rains that flushed the Tangerang area and its surroundings affected a number of public facilities, one of which was the airport. The security authority of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Police, Tangerang, reported that the flood had submerged the North Perimeter route, so that access in the area was temporarily closed.

"It's only the Pos 25 north route to Jl Prancis (the route cannot be passed by vehicles), due to the flooding," said Head of Public Relations of the Soetta Airport Police, Ipda Septian Wahyudi, in Tangerang, quoting ANTARA on Wednesday, January 29.

He revealed that for the Soetta Airport area, there were at least seven road points to the terminal at the airport, which were flooded due to heavy rains on Tuesday (28/01) night. One of the flood points that had submerged the Soetta Airport area was Terminal 2D and Terminal 2F.

"For the current situation, several points of location for puddles in the Soekarno-Hatta Airport area, namely in the P2, 2 D and 2F road tunnels and the Soewarna Line of the DHL Warehouse," he said.

Then, it is located on the road in front of the Mang Engking Restaurant, Cargo Area in front of the RPX Warehouse, South Perimeter Tunnel, Pos 25 Route North towards Jl. France, and Gapura Entrance.

As a result of the flood, a number of roads to and from the airport were difficult to access. This is because the water level that submerged several points reached 50-60 centimeters (cm) or more than half a meter.

"The height of flooding at some points varies, ranging from 50 cm to 60 centimeters," he said.

However, six of the seven flood points were successfully resolved by officers after the rain had subsided in a matter of hours.

"The majority of floods in the airport area did not last long, only about 1 to 2 hours after the rain subsided, they returned to normal again," he said.

According to Septian, his party deployed 100 personnel to a number of points that were flooded to provide security and services to passengers at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.

"The number of forces deployed for handling at the flood points is around 100 people and has returned to normal by noon today," he said.