Down Came the Rain

It rained so much yesterday that the traffic in Jakarta literally came to an absolute standstill. There were so many places flooded that traffic was stuck in gridlock for hours. I spent 3 hours trying to get home. We had to keep trying different alternative routes because all the usual routes leading home were flooded, with flood waters up to chest-height. Many people resorted to trudging through the waters but couldn't get anywhere as the cars were so tightly packed that it was difficult to even weave around the cars. It was a complete mess! There was so much rain that our swimming pool overflowed and our backyard resembled a rice padi field. I've seen it flood in Jakarta but never this bad.

Check out the supermarket that I usually buy groceries from. It's located just 5 minutes from our place. Most of it was underwater yesterday.