Floods ease in Jakarta; 11 killed

Floods in Indonesia's capital Jakarta which have killed at least 11 people and left two missing eased yesterday, authorities said, warning however of more torrential rains which could hamper relief efforts.
The capital's worst floods in five years have forced 18,000 people from their homes, the nation's disaster agency said, with many ferried to temporary shelters on rafts.
Among the dead were two children aged two and 13, said Nugroho, adding that eight percent of the capital was still inundated yesterday morning and a city-wide state of emergency would apply until January 27.