Much of Jakarta is under waist-high water, after days of unusually heavy monsoon rains caused floods that forced thousands to seek shelter.
Floods Cripple Indonesian Capital
![Workers cross a flooded street in the business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8e6e0d77-04cb-401a-bf4a-821fa78731eb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers cross a flooded street in the business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013.
![People board a jeep on a flooded street, Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (VOA Indonesian Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/b4ce779d-e327-4aee-802a-66a85e016bf9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People board a jeep on a flooded street, Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (VOA Indonesian Service)
![Firefighters help people on a rubber boat in a flooded street, Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0ef0c2d3-b252-42bd-b56c-78067e180e60_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters help people on a rubber boat in a flooded street, Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013.
![An unusual empty Bundaran Hotel Indonesia traffic circle is seen during floods in central, Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/da6f3a63-19b7-4bc7-8e9e-6aa8d85f377b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An unusual empty Bundaran Hotel Indonesia traffic circle is seen during floods in central, Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013.
![A car tries to drive through Jakarta's flooded streets, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (VOA Indonesian Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/398ad9d6-736c-4bec-980f-315726bb603f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A car tries to drive through Jakarta's flooded streets, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (VOA Indonesian Service)
![Indonesian firefighters help people in a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/505ecfac-060c-4bc4-b535-20196467308e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indonesian firefighters help people in a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013.
![Children play in flood waters after torrential rains in Kampung Melayu, South Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (K. Lamb/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/5e2b9e64-8733-4a20-bf4d-89ef884cbbd3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children play in flood waters after torrential rains in Kampung Melayu, South Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (K. Lamb/VOA)
![Residents of Kampung Melayu look at the flood waters on a bridge, South Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (K. Lamb/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/28864b72-5f86-49c6-a6f0-d2e820a7cf19_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents of Kampung Melayu look at the flood waters on a bridge, South Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (K. Lamb/VOA)
![People walk through Jakarta's flooded streets, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (VOA Indonesian Service)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1f802dd8-0441-4f3e-af42-f5b3a03e473c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk through Jakarta's flooded streets, Indonesia, January 17, 2013. (VOA Indonesian Service)