Photos: Floods force thousands to flee in Indonesia
January 16, 2013
Indonesians wade through floodwaters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Flooding caused by monsoon rains have forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Indonesia's capital. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
People ride a man pulled cart through a flooded street in Jakarta on January 16, 2013. Floodwaters have inundated 52 subdistricts in Jakarta, claiming one life and displacing some 6,000 residents, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images
A woman sits on a makeshift raft as she crosses a flooded road in Jakarta January 16, 2013. Floods inundated several areas of Jakarta due to the overflow of the Ciliwung River and several days of heavy rains in the capital city, local media reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni
People wade through a flooded street in Jakarta on January 16, 2013. Floodwaters have inundated 52 subdistricts in Jakarta, claiming one life and displacing some 6,000 residents, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images
People are transported across a flooded road on a wooden cart in Jakarta January 16, 2013. Thousands of residents are being evacuated after floods inundated several areas of Jakarta due to the overflow of the Ciliwung River and several days of heavy rains in the capital city, local media reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni
A woman sits on a rubber float as she is evacuated from her flooded housing complex in Jakarta January 16, 2013. Floods inundated several areas of Jakarta due to the overflow of the Ciliwung River and several days of heavy rains in the capital city, local media reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni
Indonesian people wade through a flooded street in Jakarta on January 16, 2013. Floodwaters have inundated 52 subdistricts in Jakarta, claiming one life and displacing some 6,000 residents, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images
Two men walk through a fence to cross a flooded road in Jakarta January 16, 2013. Thousands of residents are being evacuated after floods inundated several areas of Jakarta due to the overflow of the Ciliwung River and several days of heavy rains in the capital city, local media reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni
A girl holds a swimming ring while wading through floodwaters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Flooding caused by monsoon rains have forced thousands of people to flee their homes in Indonesia's capital. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
A boy plays in a flooded road in Jakarta January 16, 2013. Thousands of residents are being evacuated after floods inundated several areas of Jakarta due to the overflow of the Ciliwung River and several days of heavy rains in the capital city, local media reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/Enny Nuraheni
Categories: News, Syndicated, World
Tags: photo