Indonesia gears up for heavy rainfalls as La Nina phenomenon comes


Motorists take shelter from heavy rain under a bus shelter on Jl. Sudirman in South Jakarta. - Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency has expected parts of the country to experience an anomalous intensity of rainfall in the near future. - The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, Oct 17 (Xinhua): Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency has expected many parts of the country to experience an anomalous intensity of rainfall in the near future.

They include provinces of Lampung, South Sumatra, West Sumatra, Bengkulu, Riau, among others, head of the agency Dwikora Karnawati said on Saturday (Oct 17) after attending a virtual cabinet meeting.

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