Blame game begins as Jakarta assesses damage

FLOOD waters receded in parts of Indonesia’s capital yesterday, but huge areas remained submerged, heightening the risk of disease amid questions over why more had not been done to prevent the disaster.

Businesses were also trying to assess the economic impact of the floods, which have caused blackouts, cut telecommunications and made many key roads impassable.

Top politicians have also been visiting flood victims, as officials traded blame and the media asked why few lessons seemed to have been learned after equally bad floods five years ago.