Jakarta floods: Houses submerged, chest-deep waters displace thousands

Houses in parts of Indonesia's capital are submerged up to their roofs

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Residents look to evacuate during severe flooding in Jatinegara district in Jakarta.
Residents look to evacuate during severe flooding in Jatinegara district in Jakarta.
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Houses in parts of Indonesia's capital are submerged up to their roofs, and residents wade through chest-deep floodwater as torrential rain hits Bogor, an area south of Jakarta. Over a thousand residents have been affected, according to the local disaster mitigation agency, leaving many temporarily displaced

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