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FLOODS IN THE CAPITAL OF INDONESIE
(08-01-2007)


The centre of Jakarta


Jakarta is at present in the spell of floods which started previous week by violent rain fall. Approx. 230 thousand homeles and approximately 50 people have lost their lives. On some layer parts of Jakarta lane the water up to two meters high.



Outside city of Jakarta
(Tangerang)

By the violent rain fall hamper the clear activities and for the aid organisations there. The suffering moderate what supplies the local aid organisations food rations. The city Jakarta is approximately exactly as large as the province Utrecht and approx. 70 per cent of it have run under water. The population continues hope that this nightmare is beyond as soon as possible.
Waiting is now on aid of organisations outside Indonesia.

 

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