A volunteer evacuates residents affected by the flood in Petogogan, South Jakarta on Saturday. Heavy rain in the past few days have caused several parts of Jakarta and its surrounding areas to be inundated by floodwater, - The Jakarta Post/ANN
JAKARTA, Feb 21 (AFP): Whole neighbourhoods of Indonesia's capital Jakarta and dozens of major roads were flooded on Saturday (Feb 20) after torrential rains pounded the South-East Asian city overnight.
Thousands of residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters, with parts of the capital under four to nine feet (1.2 to 2.7 metres) of water.
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