Jakarta Flooding Editorial Photo

Trashes after flood on ciliwung river at jakarta on january 14, 2014. Heavy rainfall and flooding have left at least seven dead this week in Indonesia’s capital, according to city officials. “The data we gathered shows that there are seven people dead. The causes [include] sickness, drowning after slipping and getting electrocuted,” Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) information chief Surya Putra said. five Jakarta residents has died due to flooding. Victims died in neighborhoods around the city, from Cipinang in East Jakarta to Bintaro in South Jakarta, Cengkareng in West Jakarta and Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta.