Jakarta flooded, netizens share photos

Incessant rain from Sunday caused floods in several areas of Jakarta with 5,152 people forced to evacuate.

Data and Public Relations Centre of the National Agency for Disaster Management reported that ome 7,367 houses were flooded to a depth of between 250 cm and four metres.

According to Bernama, Cawang was the worst-affected area and other affected areas include Cililitan, Bidara Cina and Kampung Melayu.

The flood evacuees were being housed at the local health centres, mosques and primary schools, he said.

Below are several photos uploaded by local netizens on Twitter:

Warga jakarta dan sekitarnya diresahkan karena banjir yang melanda ibu kota,,,,, pic.twitter.com/RRGdtLKsCX
— uci cliquers (@uci_cliquers) January 13, 2014

#Jakarta :( “@johnriady: This time of the year again... #Banjir pic.twitter.com/cm5Hk3l7Es”
— Nurani N. Susilo (@nuranins) January 13, 2014

Aksi resque PKPU dCiliwung Otista Bidaracina Rw 01. Jakarta terkepung banjir! pic.twitter.com/7DKkXYF3Qp
— wersaga (@wheresagaru) January 13, 2014

Kondisi #banjir saat ini di Cawang, Jakarta Timur @Dompet_Dhuafa @Metro_TV @mitigasibpbd @infobencana pic.twitter.com/s4lW6hCrQq
— DMC Dompet Dhuafa (@DMCDompetDhuafa) January 13, 2014

Berita Jakarta banjir di era Jokowi cuma hoax. Yg ada hanya genangan air setinggi 3 m. pic.twitter.com/pCmlvzmPOb
— Piprim B Yanuarso (@dr_piprim) January 13, 2014

Selamat bekerja -> tin @DMCDompetDhuafa: DMC @Dompet_Dhuafa masih lakukan evakuasi di Kramat jati, Jakarta Timur. pic.twitter.com/tvf2fuCZOa"
— HiduplahSuksesMulia (@JamilAzzaini) January 13, 2014