Jakarta, March 4 -- National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) chief Muhammad Syafii has said that SAR resources from Jakarta and Bandung have been dispatched to help flood victims in the Greater Jakarta area, including Bekasi, the most affected region.

At the Presidential Palace complex here on Tuesday, Syafii affirmed that Basarnas officers deployed for evacuation operations are working in coordination with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

"We have deployed our resources from Jakarta and Bandung," he said.

He informed that besides inflatable boats, Basarnas has also deployed other SAR equipment for the flood rescue operation, such as drones to map and identify flood victims who are yet to be rescued from their homes....