Flooding in Jakarta has forced some 20,000 people from their homes, closed offices and blocked roads.
After days of monsoon rain, the central business district and other areas of the Indonesian capital are inundated.
Jakarta governor Joko Widodo has declared a state of emergency, which will remain in effect until 27 January.
The BBC reports the CBD normally escapes damage in the monsoons, but many government offices and businesses were forced to close on Thursday because staff could not get to work.
Officials warned the rain could get worse in the next few days.
The last severe flooding in Jakarta was in 2007, when at least 40 people died.
