No let-up in Indonesia flooding

Flooding that has killed at least five people and left 145,000 homeless in Indonesia showed no sign of abating today, as overflowing rivers sent muddy water gushing into homes and shops across Jakarta.

“Jakarta is now on the highest alert level,” said Sihar Simanjuntak, an official monitoring water levels at the scores of rivers that crisscross the densely packed city of 12 million people.