Flash floods in Indonesia's capital city have left more than 20 people dead and forced nearly 30,000 to flee their homes. In recent years authorities have tried to improve the low-lying city's vulnerability to flooding which on Thursday caused the temporary closure of the runway at Jakarta’s domestic Halim airport, with flights redirected to the capital’s bigger Soekarno airport. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Jakarta floods leave 21 dead and 30,000 homeless ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/02/floods-inundate-jakarta-deaths-20000-homeless-indonesia Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute Today in Focus podcast ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/todayinfocus The Guardian YouTube network: Tan Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture Show more