Today's Top 3 News: Jakarta Floods, Trump Threat to Take Over Greenland

January 12, 2026 | 06:01 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Monday, January 12, 2026. Here are the highlights: List of 23 Roads in Jakarta Inundated by Floods; Trump Says US Will Take Greenland the "Easy Way or Hard Way"; and Floods Inundate Six Neighborhoods Across Jakarta. 

Here is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today.

1. List of 23 Roads in Jakarta Inundated by Floods

The number of flooded roads in Jakarta, Indonesia, due to heavy rain has increased. The Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded that as of Monday, January 12, 2026, at 10:00 local time, 23 road sections in Jakarta were inundated.

The number of flooded roads has increased by 19 points since the previous data taken at 09:00 WIB (Western Indonesian Time). BPBD Jakarta stated, "Heavy rain in the DKI Jakarta area and its surroundings has resulted in several inundated areas in Jakarta," on Monday, January 12, 2026.

In addition to the flooding in dozens of road sections, BPBD also noted that 10 neighborhood units were submerged in water. The majority of the flooded areas as a result of heavy rain were located in South Jakarta.

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2. Trump Says US Will Take Greenland the "Easy Way or Hard Way"

In an apparent escalation of threats against NATO ally Denmark, US President Donald Trump on Friday said the US must take Greenland to prevent Russia or China from taking it.

What did Trump say about Greenland?

"We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not," the president told reporters at the White House while meeting with oil company executives.

"Because if we don't do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor," he added.

Trump has previously said he would not rule out using military force to take the largely ice-covered island that has a population of 57,000 people.

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3. Floods Inundate Six Neighborhoods Across Jakarta

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Jakarta in Indonesia has recorded that six neighborhood units were inundated by floods on Monday morning, January 12, 2026. The cause of the flooding in several areas of Jakarta was due to heavy rainfall since early in the morning and the overflow of rivers.

The Head of Data and Information Center of BPBD Jakarta, Muhammad Yohan, stated that four neighborhood units in South Jakarta were affected by the floods. Specifically, one unit in Duren Tiga Sub-district and three others in Pasar Minggu Sub-district.

"The flooded area in one unit in Duren Tiga Sub-district reached 40 centimeters. Meanwhile, the flood height in three units in Pasar Minggu Sub-district ranged from 40 to 95 centimeters," he said in a written statement on Monday, January 12, 2026.

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