Jakarta: Severe flooding is not unusual in Jakarta, a city already 40 per cent below sea level and sinking at an average of three inches a year, but rarely has it been so politicised as this past week.
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| Children play on flooded streets after heavy monsoon rains in Bukit Duri, Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday. |
Torrential rain has buffeted the capital since Sunday, causing flooding at 52 locations, and claiming two lives, including a sanitation worker who was swept away while taking photos of the flooding for the Jakarta administration.
The atmosphere is already febrile in the city as two gubernatorial candidates prepare to face off in a second-round election in April.
However, despite the dramatic lead up to the February elections - during which the incumbent, Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, was accused of insulting Islam - post-vote surveys revealed religion was a determining factor for only about 8-10 per cent of voters.
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