Jakarta is sinking: Indonesia looking to relocate capital to Borneo

Metro Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, has a population of approximately 30 million people — making it the largest city in southeast Asia and one of the biggest cities on earth.

But Indonesia’s capital is sinking due to groundwater depletion — and climate change is speeding up the process.

The situation is so bad that Jakarta is expected to be completely underwater by 2050.

Touria Izri has more on the challenges facing Jakarta and the plan to relocate the capital.

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