Parts of Jakarta, Bekasi flooded

Parts of Jakarta, Bekasi flooded

INDONESIA: A two-hour downpour in Greater Jakarta on Saturday
left hundreds of houses in the capital and Bekasi flooded.

Water reached up to 50 centimeters high in the Taman Galaxi
housing complex in Bekasi, as residents attempted to block off
the nearby Pekayon River with sandbags.

Antara reported that many residents fled their homes for the
safety of higher ground, while others waited out the flood on the
second floors of their houses.

Houses along the banks of the Ciliwung River in Manggarai,
South Jakarta, were also inundated.

An employee at the Katulampa floodgate in Bogor, south of
Jakarta, said the water level was at 80 centimeters, 20
centimeters higher than normal, as of 6 p.m. on Saturday.

"The rising water level is due to heavy rain in Puncak and
Bogor," he said.

On Wednesday, eight hours of heavy rain left much of Greater
Jakarta flooded, causing massive traffic jams throughout the
capital. -- JP