Jakarta's Underground Chaos

Floods have inundated parts of Jakarta for nearly two weeks. Because of heavy rain in the capital, increasingly impenetrable soil from its ever-expanding concrete jungle, and poor management of its underground, the water was unable to empty itself properly. That's what caused the deluge.

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo has repeatedly pointed to the chaotic drainage system, which is crisscrossed by utilities networks that hamper water flow. "I wanted

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