The US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, informs American citizens that the World Bank warned that a record high tide is likely to flood North Jakarta next week. The tides are expected to be at an 18-year high and World Bank experts predict that flood waters could be up to four feet deep on Tuesday, June 3, and Wednesday, June 4, 2008. A flood of this size is likely to cut off the highway to Seokarna-Hatta airport. American citizens are urged to prepare adequate stores of food and water and to expect that mobility may be significantly hampered.
Now normally, that announcement wouldn't affect us. But we just made plans to travel through Jakarta in 9 days. And, we bypassed a more expensive hotel, closer to the airport, in order to save money. Which means we're planning to go down the very highway that's likely to be cut off. Which means we may not be able to. Perhaps it will subside by then.
Minor hitch. We'll see how it turns out.
