After a long dry season, the first floods of the rainy season hit Jakarta on Monday, submerging a number of densely populated areas in the capital, including Rawajati in South Jakarta and Kampung Melayu in East Jakarta. “There was no rain at all on Sunday. Yet, in the evening, I received a warning that my house would be inundated by floodwater,” said Rawajati resident Wakiah, 48, while joining her neighbors to clean the road in front of their houses from mud. “Well, I am used to it, so I don’t feel afraid or panic.” Wakiah said that after the warning, her family immediately put things like clothes and the television on the second floor of her relative’s house next door. Several neighborhoods...
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