Floods inundate thousands of homes in Indonesian capital
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Torrential rains in the Indonesian capital have overwhelmed drains and flooded roads and thousands of homes.
The disaster mitigation agency said Tuesday that more than 50 areas are flooded in Jakarta, with waters up to 1.5 metres (5 feet) high in East Jakarta.
It said the city’s drains couldn’t accommodate the runoff and rivers also overflowed. Local media reported that a worker for the city government died and one person drowned in Bekasi, a Jakarta satellite city.
Floods in 2013 killed more than two dozen people in Jakarta and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.