Author: Oliver Rienhardt

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Introduction The streets of North Jakarta are remarkably clean. Not pristine, not polished, but far cleaner than you’d expect for neighbourhoods that flood chest-deep at night and sit far from the priorities of state infrastructure. “Who cleans this?” I asked Jarr, my local guide, as we passed dry, swept concrete lanes bordered by flooded alleys…

Introduction Jakarta does not drown all at once. It rises slowly around your ankles, then your knees. It comes not as a siren-blaring emergency, but as a nightly rhythm. For residents like Mr. Adoel and Mr. Roedi in North Jakarta, the flood is not a surprise. It is the water they live in. Its 9…

READ ME FIRST — What This Series Is, and What It’s Not Jakarta is sinking. That statement often makes headlines, but rarely does it go further than satellite stats, sea wall schematics, or alarmist soundbites. This series is about what it actually feels like—on the ground, at night, knee-deep in floodwater. It’s about the lives…