Massive Indonesia traffic jam kills 12

[William Parcher]

At least 12 people have died of dehydration and exhaustion while sitting in traffic in Indonesia.

Traffic filled up three lanes for several days on the island of Java.

Crowds travelling to their home villages to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan converged around a single traffic junction, where building work forced them to wait.

Most victims were elderly and died in hot cars, officials say. One toddler was poisoned to death by exhaust fumes...

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36748008

 

[bytewizard]

Awful. Surprised nobody has blamed Trump or GW yet.

 

[Skeptical Greg]

Did anyone blame Allah?

 

[marplots]

Awful. Surprised nobody has blamed Trump or GW yet.

Different politician. Chris Christie is the master of traffic jammery. The Indonesians just went with it.

 

[Maya22]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36748008

That is very sad. I've never heard of such lengthy bad traffic congestion before.

 

[Skeptical Greg]

Looking at those pictures, why did they not break down the center barricades so traffic could cross over to the opposite lanes?

 

[cullennz]

Awful. Surprised nobody has blamed Trump or GW yet.

You will have a similar situation when he deports his 11 million