Five years ago, 3rd February 2002, Jakarta was flooded, my house was spared. Exactly five years later, 3rd February 2007, after two days and one night of rain in Jakarta, and this is the result. Not to mention that this is a best-case scenario. Worst case scenario in Jakarta, according to news I read, was up to four metres high (or deep, depending on whether you see from the ground or water level :p) For many days, there were no electricity, some places don’t even have water. Phone lines were cut, there are limited supply of food and basic necessities around, shops don’t take cards for payment because there wasn’t any phone line, but ATM around was not working also, so no cash.
Here are the photos I got from my house in Jakarta:
Entrance to my house complex
From left to right: Roads to get into my house complex, my grandma’s house, and my house.
Not in picture is another of my house, which according to my parents has hit chest-high at its peak *sad*
