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    East and West: Sinking Cities

    Feb 09, 2020 2 minutes
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    Jakarta, Indonesia

    Average elevation: 7 metres above sea level

    Population: 10.1 million

    Sink rate: Up to 25cm per year

    Jakarta has been dubbed the fastest sinking city in the world with 40 percent of its land lying below sea level. The loss of land, while made worse by rising sea levels, has been primarily caused by unregulated groundwater extraction and the sheer weight of the

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