Thursday, 17 January 2013

Storms and Floods

Flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia


-Four killed in floods in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.


-At least 20,000 people were evacuated due to massive flooding in Jakarta.


Evacuated people are living in 14 different emergency shelters.


-Heavy downpour caused the rivers to overflow and triggered floods up to three metres (10 feet) in Jakarta.


Jakarta Floods


 


Flooding in Maputo, Mozambique


-Floods in Mozambique killed four people.


-Heavy downpour collapsed nearly 400 houses.


-Following Mozambique weather service, 55mm rainfall occured within two hours in the capital Maputo.


-Floods affected nearly 14,000 across Mozambique especially those living in the Zambezi river basin


-It is regarded as the heaviest rains in over a decade in Maputo.

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