JAKARTA, Jan 6 — A five-storey building in Jakarta partly collapsed this morning, injuring at least two people who were taken to hospital, authorities said. TV images showed about half the building on Jakarta's western side had caved in with concrete and other debris lying on the road. Rescue...
A crowd gathers to watch rescuers near a five-storey building after part of the structure collapsed in Jakarta January 6, 2020. — AFP pic
TV images showed about half the building on Jakarta's western side had caved in with concrete and other debris lying on the road. Rescue officials were seen carrying people out on stretchers. “The upper floors of the building were empty, while the second floor was a warehouse and a place for employees to rest,” West Jakarta police chief Audie Latuheru told reporters.
It was not immediately clear what caused the accident or if it was connected to the flooding sparked by torrential rain in the capital region last week that left more than 60 people dead.“We found evidence of flooding on the rooftop and the third and fourth floors had no water drainage system,” said Budi Purnama, national operations director for Indonesia's search and rescue agency.Police and eyewitness said the accident started shortly after 9am local time .
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