JAKARTA: Hundreds evacuated from dozens of flooded neighbourhoods around Jakarta on Tuesday (Mar 4) as torrential rains pounded the Indonesian capital and its surrounding satellite cities, causing several rivers to overflow.
cards interface. Give it a try. JAKARTA : Hundreds evacuated from dozens of flooded neighbourhoods around Jakarta on Tuesday as torrential rains pounded the Indonesia n capital and its surrounding satellite cities, causing several rivers to overflow.
Water was seen metres high in areas of east and south Jakarta on Tuesday after the rain caused the Ciliwung river to overflow, affecting 1,446 people from 224 houses in one village alone, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Residents took to rooftops or used ropes to pull themselves to safety through the floodwater in one south Jakarta district, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
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