{"id":775169,"date":"2020-01-02T09:11:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T09:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/02\/severe-floods-kill-21-around-indonesias-capital-on-new-years-day\/"},"modified":"2020-01-02T09:11:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T09:11:50","slug":"severe-floods-kill-21-around-indonesias-capital-on-new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/02\/severe-floods-kill-21-around-indonesias-capital-on-new-years-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe floods kill 21 around Indonesia’s capital on New Year’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jakarta – Severe floods that hit\u00a0the Indonesian capital and neighbouring areas on New Year’s Day have killed at least 21\u00a0people, the country’s Social Affairs Ministry\u00a0said on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Waters began inundating parts of Jakarta and its satellite cities on Wednesday after 18 hours of heavy rain, submerging homes and washing away vehicles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Television footage showed residents sitting on the rooftops of their homes while waiting for rescuers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Most of the 21 deaths recorded occurred in\u00a0the neighbouring town of Bogor, the Social Affairs Ministry said in a statement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Agus Wibowo earlier said at least 16 people had died, some by electrocution.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Authorities said rainfall that started on New Year’s Eve in Bogor was the worst in decades, causing rivers to burst and sending floodwaters to the capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n