Indonesia plans cloud seeding as floods death toll hits 30

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JAKARTA: Indonesia will carry out cloud seeding on Friday (Jan 3) in a bid to prevent further rainfall over the capital Jakarta, after deadly ...

Cloud seeding, or shooting salt flares into clouds in an attempt to trigger rainfall, is often used in Indonesia to put out forest fires during the dry season.

Television footage on Friday showed floodwaters still inundating some areas of Southeast Asia's largest city. People pass vehicles damaged by floods after heavy rains in Bekasi, near Jakarta, Indonesia January 2, 2020 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Risky Andrianto/via REUTERSAuthorities on Thursday used hundreds of pumps to suck water out of residential areas and public infrastructure, like railways.

 

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