Post-Flood

This might be a common sight elsewhere, but it is the first fall I've seen in Jakarta in my lifetime. And it's all because of the flood a couple of weeks ago. I guess the trees couldn't take being under sea water for a few days. The leaves just fell completely to the ground even though they were all still green.


I hope the trees aren't dying and the leaves will grow back again really soon.

Local Flood

We live next to the sea. The sea level is higher than the land level. We sustain the water from getting to the land with embankments or levees. Today, some levees apparently was broken and the water got as high as the thigh around dusk. These are some pictures taken when it just started and just a couple of hours later.





I saw fishes, worms, and snakes swimming on the streets. And some men even caught a tiny crocodile (or a big lizard). ^_^

Floods in Jakarta, February 2007

This year's floods has been devastating for most parts of Jakarta. It's been said that half of the city was covered with up to four meters of water.

I took these two pictures on my way to campus on February 5 (Yeah, eventhough the city was full of water, we still had our final exams -_-"). These are scenes from Grogol, close to Ciputra Mall. More than 500 people were living under bridges in other parts of Jakarta. The number of deaths during this disaster is at least 57 people, but that's not all. Many people caught diseases from the dirty water and the poor condition they were in. According to the news, one person had contracted leptospirosis, a potentially fatal disease borne by water contaminated by rat urine, but so far there are no cases of tetanus or other serious waterborne disease.

The scarcity of food was easily seen. People had trouble getting something to eat. Both the traditional markets and supermarkets were swamped by people. Everyone bought all they can get so they would have food stocked at home.

These are the condition at Carrefour supermarket in Mega Mall, North Jakarta on February 3. Almost all fresh food products are gone: breads, veggies, meats, etc.

Well, The flooding is over, the city is now in recovery, disinfectant is scheduled to be sprayed, dirt and debris will also be cleaned to prevent diseases.