Flooding in the New Year
Extreme rainfall and stalled flood control projects led to flooding in Jakarta and vicinities. This was exacerbated by the lack of government preparedness to deal with the disaster, despite having been warned by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG).
Devy Ernis
January 7, 2020
DIAH Furina awoke from her sleep at around 3am on Wednesday, January 1. The heavy drumming of rain outside woke her up and led her to see what was going on. As she got out of bed, she stepped into knee-deep water. This resident of Kampung Baru, Halim Perdanakusuma, East Jakarta, panicked. She was at home with her mother, 62, and two daughters, aged fifteen and eight. Her husband was not home because he was working in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.
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