An Inside Look: Standing in Line for Medical Treatment in Wake of Jakarta Floods Warm, tepid water laps at their ankles as local residents, including many mothers with young children, line up in front of a tiny house in a riverside slum in Pedongkalan, East Jakarta.  They are among the survivors of the latest floods to strike Indonesia and are seeking free treatment from a clinic funded by Save the Children for a variety of illnesses including diarrhea, fever, skin rashes and eye infections. Darini, with her eight month old granchild Intan, patiently wait in line to receive medical treatment in Indonesia.  Nearby, neighbors are busy cleaning their houses and belongings of the black mud that covers everything the floodwaters have touched. The river that flooded the area earlier this month has receded, but rubbish and debris caught up in the flood have polluted the river, raising concern about small children who play on the riverbank with their feet in the water. With clouds once again gathering over the city, people rush to put mattresses, clothes and mats in the sun to dry before the rain descends again. One of the women waiting in line is Darini, whose eight month old grandchild Intan is propped up in a sarong around her shoulders while she waits patiently in line. "We could not sleep that first night because of the rain and the next day when the floods came we had to leave the house. We only have a single storey house, we had no choice." Darni explains. "We did not carry anything because the water was flowing fast so we just wanted to get out of the way. We walked up to the main road and camped underneath the flyover for three days. The police came and gave us a tarpaulin and once a day people came and gave us food. On the morning of the fourth day we were told we could not stay there and we had to come back to our house – the water was still up to my neck (around 1.5 meters). Luckily the water has gone down now and our house is ok but full of mud. It should be ok if it does not rain." Darini said as she glanced upwards to the clouds growing in the sky. Around the clinic there is evidence of the makeshift rafts people made to leave once the flooding started – anything that would float was lashed together to make impromptu boats – empty water bottles, polystyrene, scrap wood even mattresses. "People who have a second storey in their houses stayed because they were worried that people would come and steal their belongings." Darini explained "The main problem before the clinic came was medicine, many children are sick because of the floods and this clinic is crucial if they are to get better again. Intan has had diarrhea for the last 24 hours." Eight mothers with their children already wait outside the clinic, which opened only minutes earlier.  The area was poor before the floods, now they are even poorer. The communities that live along the riverbanks and canals - some of the poorest in the capital, those who cannot afford to loose anything – were the ones worst hit. With adequately constructed houses, drainage and infrastructure they were helpless to the rising water. The waters have gone down but it is not the end of their problems. "I worry that people will forget about us because the water has gone down. We are forgotten about because we are poor and the flood is gone but we still need help. We need medicine, like this clinic and we need food," Darini explained. "It will take at least two weeks, if not one month for us to get back to normal. We still cannot get clean water easily – we have to buy it for 2,000 rupiah (approx 20 cents) a gallon. I am not sure if it even clean," Darini said. Someone inside the clinic calls Darini's name, it is her turn to see the doctor, she smiles and walks into the house. Read more about Save the Children's Response Save the Children Receives $500,000 from Gates Foundation to Assist Survivors of Jakarta Flood Donate now to support children and families in Indonesia affected by the recent flooding.