Jakarta flooding deaths rise to 53, nearly 175,000 displaced

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The flash floods caused chaos in parts of Jakarta, with train lines blocked and power outages in some areas.

JAKARTA - Nearly 175,000 people remain displaced in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and nearby towns, after flash floods and landslides killed at least 53 people, amid some of the heaviest rain since records began, authorities said on Saturday.

Data from the disaster mitigation agency showed 173,064 residents remain evacuated from their homes on Saturday, after the deadliest flooding in years caused chaos in parts of Southeast Asia’s biggest city, with train lines blocked and power outages in some areas. The deluge at the start of 2020 was"one of the most extreme rainfall" events since records began in 1866, the Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics Agency said on Friday.

 

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