At least 30 people have been killed as severe flooding leaves swaths of Jakarta underwater, Indonesia's disaster agency says
Severe flooding in Jakarta that's left swaths of the capital underwater has killed at least 30 people and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, according to Indonesia's disaster agency.
Torrential rains have been pounding the greater Jakarta region since New Year's Eve, causing 62,453 people to be evacuated to temporary shelters, the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management said in a statement Thursday. Most of the victims died in Bogor district and East Jakarta, the agency said. Among the dead, 17 were swept away by the floods, five were buried by landslides and five were electrocuted. Heavy rains are predicted to continue through to January 10, it added.
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