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(Personal note) Floods in Jakarta
Feb 7, 2007
(On a personal note...)
Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is under water - it's somewhat reminiscent of the Katrina disaster, except that this is getting very little media coverage.
I have family in Jakarta so I'm following the story - and will be sending a donation to CARE to help out.
From the CARE site, Emergency Assistance After Floods in Jakarta:
Entire parts of the city are underwater, with the water levels reaching as high as six feet in some areas. More than 200,000 people have been forced from their homes and seeking shelter in community centers, schools and mosques across the city.
And from this Reuters story, the "good" news:
Health Ministry spokeswoman Lily Sulistiyowati said the number of displaced had fallen to about 260,000 from 340,000, although Pakaya said separately it had risen again.
See also:
- Gajah Mada's photos on Flickr
- Shan's photos on Flickr (thanks, GM)
- The Edmonton Sun story on the floods (since no major US newspaper seems to have covered the story)
Little media coverage? Hmm, I do not understand why, but let me guess:
a) It does not lie in the "civilised" western world.
b) There is no biiger financial impact on the "civilised" western world.
and c) Actually, it does not affect us "civilised" people in our comfy chairs in the western world.
Ok, enough sarcasm. Thank you, Mark for raising awareness and providing help links. Seems like these are the things what the world really needs blogger for - to report on all the things that our big, fat, wealthy and biased media turns a blind eye to.
Hi Mark,
Jakarta floods is getting wide media coverage. Just to ask Shan, American Expat living/working in Jakarta at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdputnam/
Best,
GM