Jakarta Floods Displace Thousands as Indonesia Deploys Cloud Seeding

Torrential rains have inundated Indonesia's capital and surrounding cities, prompting emergency measures to mitigate further flooding.

Heavy rains since Monday have caused severe flooding in Jakarta and nearby cities, displacing over 2,200 residents and submerging more than 1,000 homes.
Authorities have begun cloud seeding operations to reduce rainfall intensity and divert rain from flood-affected areas, focusing on mountainous regions of West Java.
Floodwaters reached up to three meters in some areas, forcing evacuations, with rescuers using rubber boats to assist stranded residents.
The flooding has disrupted infrastructure, including a hospital in Bekasi where patients were evacuated due to water entering wards and power outages.
The current flooding is the worst in some areas since 2020, when similar conditions killed nearly 70 people and displaced thousands.