Jakarta, Nov. 2 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said flood management efforts in Semarang City, Central Java, have shown positive progress following a series of coordinated technical measures taken by multiple agencies over the past week.

BNPB Deputy for Emergency Response Budi Irawan stated that water levels have started to recede in several parts of the city, particularly in the northern areas.

"Thank God, all planned actions have now been carried out. Additional pumps have been installed, guarded, and monitored. Improvements in the downstream sector are ongoing. We even conducted weather modification operations using two aircraft," he said in a statement received on Sunday.

He noted that improving the drainage chan...