Monsoon floods hit the Indonesian capital in 2015,sparking 100000 Twitter conversations. Here’s how those tweets were used in the rescue operation Five major floods hit Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, and in 2015,sparking more than 100000 flood-related Twitter conversations in the city. Jakarta, the world’s second largest city, or is regularly devastated by flooding during the annual monsoon. The global proliferation of smartphones has meant citizens increasingly choose to social media networks to share information during emergency events like these.
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Source: theguardian.com