{"source_url": "https://www.dw.com", "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-jakarta-hit-with-deadly-floods/a-51851607", "title": "Indonesia: Jakarta hit with deadly floods", "top_image": "https://www.dw.com/image/51850061_304.jpg", "meta_img": "https://www.dw.com/image/51850061_304.jpg", "images": ["https://www.dw.com/image/51504103_301.jpg", "https://logs1242.xiti.com/hit.xiti?s=510544&s2=2&p=TOP+STORIES::News::Indonesia%3A+Jakarta+hit+with+deadly+floods&di=&an=&ac=&x1=1&x2=2&x3=51851607&x4=30701&x5=Indonesia%3A+Jakarta+hit+with+deadly+floods&x6=&x7=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Findonesia-jakarta-hit-with-deadly-floods%2Fa-51851607&x8=&x9=20200101&x10=TOP+STORIES::News&x13=1&x14=&x15=19990009&x16=null&x17=&x18=", "https://www.dw.com/image/51850061_303.jpg", "https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=157204581336210&ev=PageView&noscript=1", "https://www.dw.com/image/51850061_304.jpg", "https://www.dw.com/image/37648432_301.jpg", "https://www.dw.com/image/41525323_301.jpg", "https://www.dw.com/image/41525319_301.jpg", "https://tvdownloaddw-a.akamaihd.net/stills/images/je/je20191201_cchange12g_image_512x288_3.jpg", "https://www.dw.com/cssi/dwlogo-print.gif"], "movies": [], "text": "At least nine people died as Jakarta was hit with severe flooding over the New Year.\n\nTorrential rain soaked tens of thousands of revelers as they waited for New Year's Eve fireworks in Indonesia's capital.The rains led to flooding across the city.\n\nNational Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Agus Wibowo said the monsoon rains and rising rivers had submerged at least 90 neighborhoods.\n\nThousands of people were displaced by flooding and a domestic airport was closed after water levels reached up to 3 meters (10 feet) in several places.\n\nWatch video 01:58 Share Indonesia: Where climate change is real Send Facebook google+ Whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/3U46s Indonesia: Where climate change is real\n\nWibobo said some of the deaths were due to hypothermia, but also included a 16-year-old high school student who was electrocuted by a power line.\n\nIndonesia's state electricity utility said it had switched off power to hundreds of districts to prevent further electrocutions.\n\nAuthorities have deployed about 120,000 rescuers to help evacuate those affected and install mobile water pumps. Further flooding is expected with downpours forecast for the coming day.\n\nJakarta Governor Anies Baswedan told reporters his administration would push ahead with infrastructure projects on two major rivers, including a dam and a sluice, to prevent flooding in the city of 30 million people.\n\nThis was the worst flooding since 2013 when dozens of people were killed in monsoon rains.\n\naw/mm (AP, AFP, Reuters)\n\nEvery evening, DW sends out a selection of the day's news and features. Sign up here.", "keywords": [], "meta_keywords": ["Indonesia", "Jakarta", "floods", "natural disasters"], "tags": [], "authors": ["Deutsche Welle", "Www.Dw.Com"], "publish_date": null, "summary": "", "article_html": "", "meta_description": "At least nine people have died in the worst flooding to hit Indonesia's capital since 2013. Power has been cut to suburbs across the city of 30 million to avoid further electrocutions.", "meta_lang": "en", "meta_favicon": "/favicon.png", "meta_data": {"robots": "index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1, max-image-preview:large", "revisit-after": "1 days", "publisher": "Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)", "copyright": "\u00a9 2020 Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)", "author": "Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)", "apple-itunes-app": "app-id=498833085", "google-play-app": "app-id=com.idmedia.android.newsportal", "language": "en_GB", "fb": {"pages": 210354862357400, "admins": 100004135624835}, "keywords": "Indonesia,Jakarta,floods,natural disasters", "news_keywords": "Indonesia,Jakarta,floods,natural disasters", "description": "At least nine people have died in the worst flooding to hit Indonesia's capital since 2013. Power has been cut to suburbs across the city of 30 million to avoid further electrocutions.", "og": {"description": "At least nine people have died in the worst flooding to hit Indonesia's capital since 2013. Power has been cut to suburbs across the city of 30 million to avoid further electrocutions.", "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-jakarta-hit-with-deadly-floods/a-51851607", "site_name": "DW.COM", "title": "Indonesia: Jakarta hit with deadly floods | DW | 01.01.2020", "image": {"identifier": "https://www.dw.com/image/51850061_304.jpg", "width": 940, "height": 529}}, "twitter": {"card": "summary_large_image", "site": "@dwnews", "title": "Jakarta hit with deadly floods", "image": "https://www.dw.com/image/51850061_401.jpg"}}, "canonical_link": "https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-jakarta-hit-with-deadly-floods/a-51851607"}