Mired In Mud

An Indonesian man pushes a wheel barrel in a flooded neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007. Residents working in waist-high mud salvaged plates and family photos from washed-out neighborhoods in Jakarta as fresh rains Thursday triggered more flooding, compounding the misery for hundreds of thousands forced from their homes. More than 50 people were killed.

Battered Bridge — AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah

An Indonesian woman struggles to cross a collapsed bridge after a flood in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007.

An Indonesian cleans out her flooded kitchen Thursday Feb. 8, 2007, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Residents working in waist-high mud salvaged plates and family photos from washed-out neighborhoods in Jakarta as fresh rains Thursday triggered more flooding, compounding the misery for hundreds of thousands forced from their homes.

An elderly Indonesian man rests next to his shoes, a bottle of water and a bowl of soup in a refugee camp Thursday Feb. 8, 2007, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Residents working in waist-high mud salvaged plates and family photos from washed-out neighborhoods in Jakarta as fresh rains Thursday triggered more flooding.

Indonesians make their way along a street using a rope to steady themselves in the swift current flowing through their neighborhood Thursday Feb. 8, 2007, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

An Indonesian man eats in a makeshift refugee camp under a highway ramp after having been flooded out of his home Thursday Feb. 8, 2007, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Residents working in waist-high mud salvaged what they could from washed-out neighborhoods in Jakarta as fresh rains Thursday triggered more flooding, compounding the misery for hundreds of thousands forced from their homes.

An Indonesian man takes a break from clearing mud from his flooded house by the light of a lantern Thursday Feb. 8, 2007, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Residents working in waist-high mud salvaged what they could from washed-out neighborhoods in Jakarta as fresh rains Thursday triggered more flooding, compounding the misery for hundreds of thousands forced from their homes.

A sick Indonesian man lies among his belongings in a makeshift camp under a highway ramp after being flooded out of his home Thursday Feb. 8, 2007, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

An Indonesian man bathes in the water flowing through his flooded neighborhood Thursday Feb. 8, 2007, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

An Indonesian boy sleeps in front of his flooded house Thursday Feb. 8, 2007, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Volunteers clean up mud from a schoolyard in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007. Residents working in waist-high mud salvaged what they could from washed-out neighborhoods in Jakarta as fresh rains Thursday triggered more flooding, compounding the misery for hundreds of thousands forced from their homes.

Jakarta Jostling — AP Photo/Dita Alangkara

Indonesian women struggle for relief goods outside a refugee camp in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007. Deadly floods that have swamped the Indonesian capital since last week began receding Wednesday, but much of the city remained under filthy water and officials warned that more rain could trigger fresh flooding.

An Indonesian boy wades through flood water in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. Overnight downpours sent storm waters coursing back into many low-lying areas of Indonesia's capital on Tuesday, adding to the misery of some 340,000 people forced from their homes by days of flooding.

An Indonesian rescue crew delivers food to people living in the second floor of their house in a flooded neighborhood Tuesday Feb. 6, 2007, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Overnight downpours sent floodwaters coursing back into low-lying parts of Indonesia's capital Tuesday.

An Indonesian man sits in the second floor of his house as people make their way through a flooded neighborhood Tuesday Feb. 6, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Overnight downpours sent floodwaters coursing back into low-lying parts of Indonesia's capital Tuesday.

An Indonesia boy holds his belongings on a makeshift boat at flooded area in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. Boats ferried emergency supplies to desperate residents of Indonesia's flood-stricken capital as overflowing rivers burst their banks following days of rain. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands made homeless, officials said.

An Indonesian man with his belongings on his head wades through a flooded street after heavy rains flooded much of the city Monday, Feb. 5, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Horse-drawn carts rescued residents from flood-stricken districts in the Indonesian capital after pounding rain caused rivers to burst their banks, killing dozens and forcing some 340,000 to flee from their homes in recent days.

Residents help evacuate an elderly woman at a flooded area in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. Severe storms caused the worst flooding in Indonesia's capital in five years as rivers broke their banks, inundating thousands of homes and businesses and submerging streets in shoulder-deep muddy water.