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Thousands evacuated in Indonesian capital over floods

by VTV407 February 2018 Last updated at 16:04 PM

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VTV.vn - Thousands of residents in Indonesia's capital have been evacuated due to flooding, Jakarta's governor said on Tuesday, though the level of rivers swollen by the release of water from a reservoir upstream was dropping for now.

The torrential rain had also caused landslides in satellite cities around Jakarta, with 8 people missing after two landslides around the city of Bogor. About 6500 people had been displaced by floods in parts of south and east Jakarta. Houses were immersed in flood waters above 2-metre deep.