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Residents of Jakarta jump into floodwater for a swim as Indonesian capital hit by torrential rains

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Residents of Jakarta jump into floodwater for a swim as Indonesian capital hit by torrential rains
Residents of Jakarta jump into floodwater for a swim as Indonesian capital hit by torrential rains

This video shows residents of Jakarta, Indonesia making the best of the bad weather by going for a swim in floodwater on January 1.

This video shows residents of Jakarta, Indonesia making the best of the bad weather by going for a swim in floodwater on January 1.

On Tuesday night Jakarta experienced its worst rainfall in over a decade, with heavy rain pouring over the city nonstop until Wednesday morning, causing severe flooding in the capital and its satellite cities on the first day of 2020.

At least 21 people were killed and tens of thousands of people were evacuated.

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