Death toll rises in Indonesia's sinking capital as flood defences struggle

Torrential rain has devastated the greater Jakarta region with dozens dead and tens of thousands evacuated from their homes

The death toll from floods caused by torrential rains in the Indonesian capital rose to at least 53 as rescuers found more bodies, disaster officials said on Saturday.

The worst monsoon rains in more than a decade deluged Jakarta this week and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighbourhoods while landslides on the city's outskirts buried at least a dozen people.