Jakarta Floods Claim 14 Lives

Jakarta - Floods have killed at least 14 people in Jakarta but more are feared still missing, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said. BNPB chief spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said rescue workers found a body on Friday identified as that of Karno (35) in Tebet, South Jakarta. The body of Karno was found lying on the bank of the Ciliwung river below the Kampung Melayu Kecil bridge, Sutopo said here on Saturday. "Another body was evacuated from the basement of the UOB Building at Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, early today. There are a number of people feared to have trapped in the basement during Thursday's big flood. Earlier, rescue workers saved two people Tri Santoso and Tito from the basement. Tri and Tito are now receiving medical treatment at the Abdi Waluyo Hospital in Central Jakarta. Sutopo said electrocution caused the largest number among the 14 dead victims . He said electrocution caused the death of six victims with other dying of flood related diseases and being drowned. He said there are still areas in the city submerged by the flood water such as Pluit in lowland beach area in North Jakarta where the water was still as deep as 1.5 meters. Weather forecasters, however, said that the city would be safe from more flooding at least for today (*)