Minister blames Jakarta floods on excessive construction
AFP, February, 2007
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JAKARTA (AFP) — Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar has blamed excessive construction on water catchment areas for floods which have inundated the Indonesian capital.
Swathes of Jakarta remained under water Saturday as thousands of people forced to abandon their flooded homes spent the night camped out alongside roads and in emergency shelters in higher areas of the city.
Witoelar said excessive construction on natural drainage areas had led to the floods, the state Antara news agency reported late Friday.
"There are too many malls in the capital city," he said.
Jakarta has undergone a construction boom recently as the economy recovers to pre-1997 Asian financial crisis levels.
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