05 June 2008 - Floods that are caused by very high tides which flood the Muara Baru area in northern Jakarta are set to raise even further. According to information from Metro TV, the water in the main street is currently just over one meter, while the water at the fish market currently reaches 30 to 40 centimeters. Last night, most residents spent the night at their own homes, amid raising water levels. They have already experienced many floods, so they say they get used to it.

To anticipate the peak of the high tide, the Red Cross in Indonesia has already prepared itself. There are several emergency shelters set up, and since early June there has been an emergency kitchen in the Penjaringan neighborhood. If needed, this kitchen can be turned into an emergency shelter as well. The Red Cross also prepared an area behind the police station of Pantai Mutiara. Hundreds of people can bring themselves to safety here if needed.

SUKOHARJO Hundreds of residents from the village of Kadokan, in Grogol, sub-district Sukoharjo in central Java are forced to evacuate because floods that have already inundated their houses is still getting worse. Villagers are forced to find shelter in the local mosque because their houses are flooded in over one meter of water. This flood is caused by high amounts of rainfall and rising waters in the Bengawan Solo river.

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