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An English Exam:Indonesia in the aftermath of floods
Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, was hit by a heavy rain storm on Tuesday, February 06th, 2007. Authorities said the flood had receded in some areas of Jakarta, allowing more than 115.000 people to return home. However, about 220.000 people remained in temporary shelters, and electricity and water supplies had been cut too much of the city of 12 million people. Medical officials said there were shortages of baby food, clean water and medicine with reports of widespread skin disease, Malaria and other problems caused by poor hygiene. "We ran out of medicine yesterday," said Nuraini, a military doctor. "Most people have diarrhea and are sick after being in the water for too long," he added.
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