Jakarta’s Filthy Man-Made Morass
The torrential rain and subsequent flooding that has so far claimed at least 20 lives and forced an estimated 340,000 people from their homes in Jakarta this week is as much a manmade disaster as one pouring from the heavens.
Every year during the October to February rainy season, Jakarta is at risk of flooding. The last time it was this bad, in 2002, go…
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