Disease fears in flood-stricken Indonesia
Filthy flood water inundated large parts of Indonesia’s capital today, sparking fears that killer diseases may spread among nearly 340,000 people forced from their homes by the worst flooding to hit the city in recent memory.
At least 29 people have drowned or been electrocuted since rivers broke their banks on Thursday after days of torrential rain in Jakarta and hills to its south, police said. Hundreds of thousands of residents remain without electricity and water.
