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[Shadow2009]

How bad is the flooding this year ?

Anyone grown fins or gills yet ?

I have been reading the Jakarta Post online but it never says a great deal

We flooded 3 times last year in Petukangan Selatan which is close to Ciledug and Bintaro for those who don't know. We had fish swimming through the house and the water was about 20cm deep.

I don't miss that at all !

[laughing_magpie06]

Last year I walked up Jalan Sudirman through flooded waters over my knees. Never saw any fish but boats were the main mode of transport past Bunderan HI. Sarinah car park was a lake. Needless to say I made it to Jaksa and had a few beers after. Much deserved!!

[malu]

There just isn't much information given out when floods are imminent. Early last week there was an insane amount of rainfall over high ground around Bogor. I called a couple of friends in Jakarta and suggested the water would be heading their way before long. It was the first they'd heard of it. Sure enough, the following morning (Tuesday, I think) all the usual spots were knee deep in sh1t.

The wet season is a fairly predictable event each year, and it is a no-brainer that heavy rain upstream=flooding downstream but the Jakarta administration without fail are caught on the back foot every time. They generally only start clearing drains after the flooding has begun.

[ReveurGAM]

Flooding is getting worse in many areas. If you've been here for a while, you'll notice that flooding starts earlier, ends later, and is even happening during the dry season in some places. Some islands are having serious problems with what used to be a normal, limited flood, especially small islands.

Lower Semarang, where the government is seated, floods daily due to both the tide and the rain, and the government is working on moving to higher ground.

Jakarta is experiencing worse flooding than when I moved here in 2001. The flooding is due to the tides, rainfall and the fact that the ground is sinking x centimeters per year. Jakarta was originally a SWAMP. Government predictions vary, but a good portion of northern Jakarta, at least, is expected to be permanently lost over the next 41 years. A sizable amount of the coastline has already disappeared, and the government there is also planning to move to higher grounds. (I don't care if Jakarta disappears - it's a poophole anyways.)

Get out your waders and move to higher ground. 100m above sea level will keep you safe.

Glenn McGrew

[Reefs]

Just wondering, since they cannot sort out the flooding,
Where is the best area to live in jakarta, or outside maybe?

Oh also what about solo is that also as bad or they dont get it there?


Thanks Reefs

[laughing_magpie06]

Would probably take Jakarta's floods right at this moment. I'm currently in Melbourne where the temperature yesterday was 45 degrees and has been close to that the last few days. Forecast today is cooler and 37. I told my friends here Jakarta never got above 35.
Anyway one of my 'fondest' memories of Jakarta was wading through floodwaters from Plaza Indonesia to Jalan Jaksa for a Bintang last February. I look back and laugh now as one of those things you gotta do when living there.

[malu]

[Vertumnus]

[laughing_magpie06]

North Queensland right now is far worse than anything I saw in Indonesia.
For some reason Indonesia doesn't seem to rain days on end but you only need 2 hours to do the damage. Parts of Queensland had more than half of Jakarta's annual rainfall dumped on them in one day. All this while down south in 'sunny' Melbourne we are frying in mid 40s temps and bracing for further bushfires.

[Reefs]

Just want to say thanks, to everyone, ill remember to stay on higher ground.


Thanks Reefs

[malu]