Severe floods kill five in Indonesia's capital; Covid-19 total hits 1,278,653 and death toll at 34,489


Firefighters hose away mud along a road in Kemang in Jakarta on February 21, 2021, a day after parts of Indonesia's capital were inundated with flooding from seasonal heavy rains. - AFP

JAKARTA, Feb 21 (AFP): Five people were killed in the severe floods that submerged entire neighbourhoods in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, authorities said Sunday, as residents returned to clean their homes and salvage belongings.

The city was struck by torrential rains over the weekend, which flooded dozens of major roads and forced hundreds of people to rush to emergency shelters.

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