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Indonesia's disaster agency warned Thursday of more deaths after torrential rains pounded the Jakarta region, triggering floods and landslides that killed at least 23 and left vast swaths of the megalopolis underwater. Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters in the area, home to some 30 million, with scores of homes damaged. Images from across the region showed waterlogged homes and cars covered in muddy floodwaters, while some people took to paddling in small rubber lifeboats or tyre inner-tubes to get around. Let us look at some of these images:
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At least 21 people died in greater Jakarta, while two more were killed by flash floods in neighbouring Lebak regency at the south end of Java island. (Reuters Photo)
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In Lebak, the local disaster agency said it had confirmed two residents died and it was investigating reports that three more people perished. In this picture a baby is evacuated by a rescue team using an inflatable boat. (Reuters Photo)
On Wednesday, electricity was switched off in many Jakarta districts to prevent more electrocutions, with some train lines and one of the city's airports also shut. (Reuters Photo) -
The disaster marked Jakarta's worst flooding since 2013 when dozens were killed after the city was inundated by monsoon rains.(AP Photo)
The torrential downpour triggered landslides on the city's outskirts. (Reuters Photo) -
The city is regularly hit by floods during Indonesia's rainy season, which started in late November. (AP Photo)
Authorities said Thursday that some 31,000 people had been evacuated, but that figure did not include residents in Jakarta's satellite cities. (AP Photo)
