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15,447 Jakartans evacuated due to floods

About 15,447 people in Jakarta are forced to evacuate themselves following floods that have hit the capital since ...

Floods paralyze Jakarta

Office and daily activities in Jakarta were almost completely paralyzed on Thursday as floodwaters hit the capital ...

Jakarta in state of emergency following flood

Jakarta`s Governor Joko Widodo here on Thursday announced the capital city is in the state of emergency following ...

Jakarta`s main roads totally jammed due to floods

Two main roads in Indonesian capital city of Jakarta namely Thamrin and Sudirman are totally jammed due to floods that ...

Floods paralyzes most Jakarta daily activities

Incessant rains that poured Jakarta and its surrounding areas from 02.a.m. local time on Thursday, triggered floods ...

Jakarta floods force 9,374 to evacuate

A total of 9,374 residents have evacuated to higher grounds since floods swept through a number of areas in Jakarta on ...

Jokowi asks VP to help speed up transportation development

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, has asked Vice President (VP) Boediono to help speed up the ...

Over 3,000 people evacuated over floods in Jakarta

At least 3,000 residents have been evacuated to safer places and emergency shelters due to flooding in various parts ...

It is not easy to find solution to floods

Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for Jakarta Hubert J Gijzen ...

PMI deploys 200 volunteers to help handle Jakarta floods

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) for Jakarta deployed 200 volunteers to help Jakarta residents in the face of floods ...

Major quake jolts Aceh

A major quake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale, rocked the regency of Aceh Jaya, in Aceh, on Thursday evening but no ...

6.0 quake hits Banten province

A 6.0 Richter in scale hits Pandeglang, Banten province, here on Sunday at 02.26 A.M. Information from the ...

Two Jakarta`s artists attend good Friday service in Bali

Two artists from the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta, Karolus Danar Kurniawan, popularly known as `Danar Idol`, and ...

Jakarta police on standby for flood anticipation

At least 1,000 Jakarta Traffic Police are on standby in case flooding occurs in the capital city of Indonesia, said an ...

Tectonic earthquake jolts Aru Islands

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale jolted Aru Islands District in Maluku Province at 8.42 local ...