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| Disease fears amid Jakarta floods | |
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| Indonesian officials fear an outbreak of disease could take hold amid severe flooding in the capital Jakarta, which has already left 25 people dead. | |
| "We fear that diarrhoea and dysentery may break out, as well as illnesses spread by rats," one official said. | |
| More than a third of a million people are thought to have fled their homes amid Jakarta's worst floods in years, caused by days of torrential rains. | |
| While floods were said to have receded in some places, more rain is forecast. | |
| The floods have affected much of the city of at least nine million people - with estimates of the flooded area ranging between nearly 40% and 75%. | |
| Apart from those swept away or drowned in the flood waters, a number of people had been killed by electrocution, Jakarta police spokesman Ketut Yoga Ana said. | |
| Dr Rustam Pakaya, from the health ministry's crisis centre, said the side effect of the flooding might be disease. | |
| "People must be careful not to drink dirty water," he warned. | |
| In pictures: Jakarta flooding | In pictures: Jakarta flooding |
| Several days of torrential rain have caused rivers to burst their banks, sending muddy water up to 3m (10ft) deep into homes and businesses. | Several days of torrential rain have caused rivers to burst their banks, sending muddy water up to 3m (10ft) deep into homes and businesses. |
| Staff manning a key floodgate in the east of the capital said it had failed and the water flowing in had caused the main canal to burst its banks. | Staff manning a key floodgate in the east of the capital said it had failed and the water flowing in had caused the main canal to burst its banks. |
| Electricity and water supplies remain cut in large areas of the city, and major train lines and some roads have been closed. | Electricity and water supplies remain cut in large areas of the city, and major train lines and some roads have been closed. |
| Hundreds of residents are still holding out on the second floor of their homes, either trapped or unwilling to move, the BBC's Rebecca Henschke in Jakarta says. | Hundreds of residents are still holding out on the second floor of their homes, either trapped or unwilling to move, the BBC's Rebecca Henschke in Jakarta says. |
| Residents have resorted to building makeshift rafts | Residents have resorted to building makeshift rafts |
| Many of the homeless are sheltering in schools and mosques. | Many of the homeless are sheltering in schools and mosques. |
| Medical teams on rubber rafts are working in the worst affected areas of the city, while thousands of extra police have been deployed to help with evacuation efforts. | Medical teams on rubber rafts are working in the worst affected areas of the city, while thousands of extra police have been deployed to help with evacuation efforts. |
| In some parts horse-drawn carts were deployed to rescue people from their homes. | |
| The government is facing renewed criticism that it could have done more to prevent this disaster, our correspondent says. | The government is facing renewed criticism that it could have done more to prevent this disaster, our correspondent says. |
| 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. |
| Officials say there is little prospect of an early improvement in the situation. | |
| 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. |
| Do you live in the area affected by the flooding? Please send us your comments and experiences. | |