JAKARTA, Sept 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Flash floods and landslides struck Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, and its surrounding areas, leaving three people missing and 20 others injured, a disaster agency official said today.
Torrential rains since yesterday triggered a river to overflow and submerged surrounding areas in the capital, which has recently been under COVID-19 lock-down again, spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency, Raditya Jati, said.
In West Java province’s Sukabumi district, flash floods swept away three people, and search and rescue efforts are underway, Raditya said, in a text message.
As many as 20 people were injured, with 210 families taking shelter as the disaster seriously damaged nine houses and 10 bridges.– NNN-ANTARA
