Indonesian cities empty out

Hectic Aidilfitri exodus: Vehicles entering Cikampek Utama toll gate as people head to their hometowns to celebrate Aidilfitiri in Karawang, West Java province. — Reuters

Jakarta: Millions of Indonesians were on the move at the weekend as they returned home to villages and towns across the world’s biggest Muslim nation to mark the end of Ramadan.

Some 15 million people were expected to clear out of Jakarta alone – about half the megacity’s population – in an annual exodus known as “mudik” that leaves the capital’s usually traffic-clogged streets nearly empty.