At least nine people were killed in Jakarta in a flood, the deadliest one that Indonesia has seen in years, on December 31 after torrential rains swamped the capital city throughout New Year's Eve. Moreover, following the floods, the city was encompassed in darkness as electricity got cut off in hundreds of waterlogged neighbourhoods across Greater Jakarta. In a tragic incident, three people died of hypothermia and a 16-year-old was electrocuted by a live wire due to the floods, news agency PTI reported citing Jakarta Disaster Management Authority sources. Jakarta Disaster Management officials said that around 13,000 had been evacuated, however, the number of affected in the satellite cities surrounding the capital has still not been fixated upon. Reports confirmed that this is the worst flood that Indonesia had experienced since 2013.

Source: dna January 01, 2020 15:22 UTC