Floods hit Jakarta and several regions across Indonesia, says the country's disaster agency


JAKARTA (Bernama): Flooding inundated 105 residential areas and 19 roads in Jakarta following heavy rain over the weekend, while several other regions across Indonesia were also hit by floods and extreme weather, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).

BNPB Head of Data, Information and Disaster Communication Centre, Abdul Muhari, said the flooding affected parts of West, South, and East Jakarta, with water levels ranging from 20 centimetres (cm) to 170 cm in several locations.

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