As a result of a dam break on the outskirts of Jakarta killed 34 people.

At least 34 people died as a result of a dam break in the suburbs of Jakarta - the capital of Indonesia, the Associated Press. Damaged hundreds of houses, several dozen people, told representatives of local authorities, remain missing.

Breakthrough desyatimetrovoy dam, built over 100 years ago, took place on Friday, March 27, around 02:00 local time. The dam holding 2 million cubic meters of water. Breakthrough of the dam has caused a wave height of more than 3 meters, which, according to eyewitnesses, "aside all in its path."

Causes of the accident has not yet been established. According to one version, the dam could not bear the sharp rise of water caused by heavy rains. Local authorities did not rule that the death toll could rise significantly after rescuers complete the inspection of buildings caught in the flood zone.

As of March in Indonesia, accounts for the peak of the rainy season, during which the country regularly come off floods and landslides. In spring 2007, as a result of severe floods have submerged three-quarters of Jakarta.