Jakarta, Feb. 25 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) deployed troops to tackle floods hitting Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) since Tuesday morning, Head of BNPB's Information Data Center and Public Relations, Agus Wibowo, stated.

"The BNPB will adopt the flood mitigation operation and strategy in early 2020. The decision was taken during a coordination meeting at the BNPB Office that was attended by representatives from several ministries and institutions, the TNI/Polri, and state-owned enterprises at 8.00 WIB," Wibowo noted through a press release received in Jakarta on Tuesday.

As coordinator of the command and executor, the BNPB ensured that the deployment of forces in the framework of flood ...