Severe flooding continues in and around Indonesian capital

Severe flooding continued this weekend around the Indonesian capital.

Drone footage showed inundated streets in Bekasi and people wading through chest-deep water.

Severe flooding continued this weekend around the Indonesian capital.

Drone footage showed inundated streets in Bekasi and people wading through chest-deep water.

Some 1,380 Jakarta residents were evacuated from their homes on Saturday (February 21) after floodwaters rose to 1.8 metres in some neighbourhoods, according to an official.