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| Rain adds to Jakarta flood misery | Rain adds to Jakarta flood misery |
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| Torrential rain in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, is worsening flooding caused by downpours last week. | Torrential rain in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, is worsening flooding caused by downpours last week. |
| More rivers have burst their banks, sending muddy water up to 3m deep into residential and commercial areas. | More rivers have burst their banks, sending muddy water up to 3m deep into residential and commercial areas. |
| Latest figures put the number made homeless at at least 145,000. Officials say the city of nine million people is now on its highest level of alert. | |
| The floods are said to be the worst in the city in five years, killing at least seven people. | The floods are said to be the worst in the city in five years, killing at least seven people. |
| The rain is expected to go on for another week. | The rain is expected to go on for another week. |
| Rising floodwaters have cut power, water and communications to parts of the city and forced medical teams to use boats to reach many of those left stranded. | Rising floodwaters have cut power, water and communications to parts of the city and forced medical teams to use boats to reach many of those left stranded. |
| Many of the homeless are sheltering in schools and mosques, while others refuse to leave their partially flooded homes. | Many of the homeless are sheltering in schools and mosques, while others refuse to leave their partially flooded homes. |
| The water is heavily polluted and, with a recent outbreak of dengue fever, there is great concern about the spread of more disease, says the BBC's Rebecca Henschke in Jakarta. | The water is heavily polluted and, with a recent outbreak of dengue fever, there is great concern about the spread of more disease, says the BBC's Rebecca Henschke in Jakarta. |