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Indonesia: At Least Five People Killed Due To Severe Floods In Jakarta
Severe flooding in Indonesia s Jakarta caused by torrential rains over the weekend has killed at least five people, according to the disaster management agency.
Severe flooding in Indonesia s Jakarta caused by torrential rains over the weekend has killed at least five people, according to the National Board for Disaster Management. The agency said that a 67-year-old man died after being stuck inside his flooded home in the southern part of the capital. Sabdo Kurnianto, head of NBDM in Jakarta, informed that three boys died after being swept away by the floodwaters, while one girl died by drowning.
Saturday, 20 Feb 2021 03:04 PM MYT
Volunteers evacuate elderly women with an inflatable boat in an area affected by floods, following heavy rains in Jakarta February 19, 2021. Picture by Antara Foto via Reuters
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JAKARTA, Feb 20 Severe flooding across several areas in the Indonesian capital forced more than a thousand people to flee their homes today, with the country’s meteorology agency warning the conditions were set to continue for the next week.
Some 1,380 Jakarta residents were evacuated from southern and eastern areas of the city, home to 10 million people, after floodwaters reached up to 1.8 metres high in some areas, said Sabdo Kurnianto, the acting head of Jakarta’s disaster mitigation agency in a statement. He said no casualties had been reported.