People of drought-stricken Bekasi facing severe water shortage

People of drought-stricken Bekasi facing severe water shortage

Prolonged drought has caused a water crisis in many areas in
West Java and Greater Jakarta. Bekasi, a populous industrial and
agricultural area east of Jakarta, is one area that has been hard
hit by the crisis. In Cibarusah subdistrict, villagers struggle
to get water for their household needs. Many have to walk some
distance, carrying buckets of water on a pole across their
shoulders. The Jakarta Post's photographer IGGP Bayu Ismoyo
captured some of the images of this struggle for water.