Severe floods hit greater Jakarta, forcing evacuations

A woman (left) attempting to drain water from inside her home as floods hit her neighbourhood following heavy rainfall in Jakarta on July 7, 2025. - AFP

JAKARTA: Harmoko Hidayat, 58, spent an unexpected and exhausting Monday (July 7) night draining thick mud that had soiled nearly every room of his home in Pancoran, South Jakarta.

His house was among dozens inundated after heavy rains swept across Jakarta and its surrounding areas beginning Sunday, reported Xinhua.