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| Rain adds to Jakarta flood misery | Rain adds to Jakarta flood misery |
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| At least nine people have been killed and 190,000 made homeless by massive floods that have swept through the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. | At least nine people have been killed and 190,000 made homeless by massive floods that have swept through the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. |
| Three days of torrential rain have caused rivers to burst their banks, sending muddy water up to 3m (10ft) deep into homes and businesses. | Three days of torrential rain have caused rivers to burst their banks, sending muddy water up to 3m (10ft) deep into homes and businesses. |
| Authorities say the city of nine million people is now on its highest level of alert. | Authorities say the city of nine million people is now on its highest level of alert. |
| The floods are said to be the worst to hit Jakarta for five years. | The floods are said to be the worst to hit Jakarta for five years. |
| Meteorologists have warned the downpour is likely to continue for another week, and with heavy rains falling on hilly regions to the south, more flooding is threatened. | Meteorologists have warned the downpour is likely to continue for another week, and with heavy rains falling on hilly regions to the south, more flooding is threatened. |
| Disease fears | Disease fears |
| 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. |
| In pictures: Jakarta flooding | |
| Many of the homeless are sheltering in schools and mosques, while others are refusing to leave their partially flooded homes. | Many of the homeless are sheltering in schools and mosques, while others are refusing to leave their partially flooded homes. |
| "I could stay on the second floor of [my] house, but there is no food, no electricity, no clean water, and the toilets cannot flush," 48-year-old Brahmanta told AFP news agency. | "I could stay on the second floor of [my] house, but there is no food, no electricity, no clean water, and the toilets cannot flush," 48-year-old Brahmanta told AFP news agency. |
| An extra 7,000 police have been deployed to help with evacuation efforts, the agency reported. | An extra 7,000 police have been deployed to help with evacuation efforts, the agency reported. |
| Television pictures showed residents being evacuated from their roofs and second floors of their homes, AFP said. | Television pictures showed residents being evacuated from their roofs and second floors of their homes, AFP said. |
| The agency quoted police spokesman Untung Yoga Ana as saying police had built more than 200 rafts to make up for a shortage of rubber dinghies. | The agency quoted police spokesman Untung Yoga Ana as saying police had built more than 200 rafts to make up for a shortage of rubber dinghies. |
| Floods are reported to have closed several main roads and patients have been moved to upper floors of hospitals. | Floods are reported to have closed several main roads and patients have been moved to upper floors of hospitals. |
| 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. |
| The central government is blaming poor urban planning for the disaster, our correspondent says. | The central government is blaming poor urban planning for the disaster, our correspondent says. |
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