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."
Flood-weary Jakarta Ponders More Rains
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."
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