Jakarta Water Woes

Living on Earth

Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, has been devastated by severe flooding in recent weeks, and heavy rains aren’t the only reason why. Stephen Fitzpatrick is the Jakarta correspondent for The Australian newspaper and he joins host Steve Curwood to discuss the crisis and some of its possible causes.

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