Water, water everywhere

Water, water everywhere

Floods rush in and the people rush out, forced to flee their
homes. It's that time of year again.

No part of Jakarta -- from West to East, South to North -- has
been spared the inundation, causing some 12,000 hapless people,
or over 1,000 families, to take whatever they can and head to dry
ground.

Traffic woes have been exacerbated by the flooding, with some
roads impassable and others reduced to a snail's pace as drivers
try their best to find alternative routes.

Flooding is a perennial visitor, but nothing effective has
been implemented to make its stay as short as possible. When the
water comes to town, most Jakarta residents can only pray that
their home will stay high and dry.

-- JP