Only a third of residents have access to municipal water, forcing the rest to drill wells for potable groundwater. Torrential rain for half the year overwhelms drainage systems. The capital is sinking faster than any other city in the world, despite sea-level rise. Home to 30 million people, Jakarta has undergone decades of rapid urbanisation, but its sprawling infrastructure is creaking under the pressure. Southeast Asia’s most populous nation is moving its polluted, sinking capital.
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