Widodo Julianto, the Head of the Jember BPBD, said  on Saturday (9/3/2024) that floodwaters surged into residential areas and onto the national highway, with water levels reaching between 60-100 cm in some areas and penetrating homes with depths of 20-50 cm, as reported by antaranews.com The Banjarsari River inundated a total  674 households.  A local resident, Hadi Wicaksono (45), suffered from injuries after being struck by a collapsing wall. Rescue teams worked to evacuate children and the elderly from flooded homes, especially in areas where river water levels were rising rapidly. The flooding caused traffic congestion stretching up to seven kilometers in both directions towards Jember and Surabaya. Widodo assured that the flooded national highway had receded, and traffic flow had returned to normal. (mg/inp/pr/nm)