Sinking Jakarta could face major flooding by 2025, experts say

JAKARTA - More than a quarter of Jakarta's 661.52 square kilometres will be submerged in less than a decade, and the sprawling capital will continue to sink rapidly unless significant measures are taken to ensure the survival of the city, experts have warned.

Seawater could cover as much as 26.86 per cent of Jakarta by 2025 and if this trend continues, 35.61 per cent of the city will be completely submerged, according to a study by the geodesy research division of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).

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