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Flood-weary Jakarta Ponders More Rains

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Jan 26, 2013
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Just a week after Jakarta underwent the worst flooding in years, more may be on the way. A University of Indonesia hydrologist, Firdaus Ali, said that starting tomorrow, a full moon resulting in rising tides on the beaches of north Jakarta could combine with rain make it almost certain that "parts of Jakarta will drown."

The current round of floods has o…

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