Departure from the incident, the issue of spreading in the community. There will be a threat of flooding in Jakarta, which caused a huge storm classmates Hurricane Katrina - which caused devastating disasters in the United States 24 to 31 August 2005. Rumor has it made people uneasy.
Related to that, Head of Data Center for Information and Public Relations of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo Nugroho insisted Jakarta will never be passed by tropical storms, especially Katrina. "Jakarta is generally only affected by tropical storm or tail of that contained in the Indian Ocean," he said in a release received VIVAnews.com, Saturday, January 7, 2012.
He adds a big flood that hit Jakarta in 2002 and 2007, occurred due to rain continuously for 3-5 days with high intensity and heavy rainfall that exceeds the normal limit. "The rain is influenced by tropical storms and low pressure in the southwest of the island of Java in the Indian Ocean," said Sutopo.
Sutopo explained, Katrina is a hurricane that has the maturity level of the formation and strength greater than tropical cyclones. Meanwhile, tropical storm winds are swirling in a closed area of low air pressure. Wind power that occurs in tropical storms can reach speeds of more than 128 km / h with a range of more than 200 miles, and lasted for several days to more than one week. Level starting from a tropical depression became a tropical storm and hurricane.
Based on its location, there are seven main water area where the growth of tropical storms, namely, first, the Pacific Northwest, which is the most active areas. One third of all the world's tropical storm events occurred in this region. These storms affect the region Japan, Philippines, China and Taiwan.
Later in the Northeast Pacific Ocean as the second most active region. One third of all the world's tropical storm events occurred in this region. Influential in the western region of Mexico, Hawaii and sometimes up in California peninsula.
The third, Southwest Pacific Ocean that affects the areas of Australia and Oceania. Fourth, the North Indian Ocean that affect the region in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma and Pakistan.
Fifth, in Tengggara Indian Ocean, the effect on the waters near Indonesia (East Sea) and Australia. The sixth, Northeast Indian Ocean, which affects the area in Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius and Kenya.
And lastly, the North Atlantic Ocean, influential in the United States, Mexico, Canada and the countries of Central America and the Caribbean. "Katrina is in the region," said Sutopo.