Banjir di mana mana

(Pic from Jakarta Post)

As if to prove my point about impending disasters, this week Jakarta is flooded. Several days of rain, with a particularly heavy storm last night, have overwhelmed the shaky infrastructure. The sluices on the storm canals have been breached, and turbid muddy water occupies all low-lying areas. As Jakarta is several metres below sea-level, most of the city is vulnerable.

Unlike most city-dwellers, we have the good fortune to live in one of the (more expensive) drier areas, but coming to work today was slightly pointless as everyone else is stuck at home. I have just received a message from one colleague who is unable to leave her house because the water level is now at over 2 metres.

The rain is due to continue until Tuesday, so I may be swimming back home tonight.