Monsoon floods in Indonesia: more than 1,300 in Jakarta were forced to evacuate

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Severe monsoon floods in several areas of Indonesia’s capital forced more than 1,300 people to evacuate on Saturday, Reuters reported.

The whole picture: The country’s meteorological agency has warned that conditions are expected to worsen, as the heaviest rain of the season could fall in and around Jakarta over the next week, according to Reuters.

  • Officials said early Saturday that about 200 neighborhoods were affected by the floods.
  • The floodwaters reached almost 6 meters in some areas, according to Reuters.
  • The news agency noted that floods are coming as the country continues to see a large number of coronavirus cases.
Rescue workers are helping to evacuate people from a flooded neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Ed Wray / Getty Images
A resident is walking in a flooded area after heavy rains in Jakarta’s Kemang district. Photo: Anton Raharjo / Anadolu Agency through Getty Images
Residents of Jakarta’s Kemang district are being evacuated during a flood. Photo: Anton Raharjo / Anadolu Agency through Getty Images
Police evacuate a man from a flooded business district in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Ed Wray / Getty Images
A police officer controls traffic on a flooded street in Jakarta’s business district. Photo: Afriadi Hikmal / NurPhoto by Getty Images
A street vendor crossed a flooded street in Jakarta. Photo: Afriadi Hikmal / NurPhoto by Getty Images

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