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Indonesia plugs sea walls after airport chaos
Agencies
Published: November 27, 2007, 09:42
Jakarta: Indonesia has plugged sea walls after flooding linked to high
tides caused chaos in the city, a police officer said on Tuesday.
Flood waters reached 1.5 metres in two districts of North Jakarta on
Monday, submerging parts of the toll road that links the airport, media reports
said.
Residents in affected areas were evacuated to mosques and homes of
relatives after hundreds of houses were inundated.
"We've fortified the walls using sand sacks and we have pumps ready to
help ease flooding, should the tide rise again," said subdistrict police chief
Hirbak Wahyu Setiawan
