JAKARTA: The death toll in days of floods and landslides in Indonesia has climbed to 23, an official said on Saturday, as torrential rain pounded the capital.

Families in Jakarta neighborhoods waded through murky chest-high flood waters, clutching their belongings, while others were ferried to safety in rubber dinghies, local TV stations showed.

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