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Jakarta. Heavy rains that have caused flooding and misery for many in the Greater Jakarta area will continue throughout the week, Indonesia’s weather agency warned on Monday.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), on its Web site, says medium rainfall is predicted to fall in Jakarta and neighboring cities of Bogor, Tangerang, Depok and Bekasi on Monday, and light to heavy rains from Tuesday to Thursday.

The unseasonal rainfall during what is supposed to be the dry season has been linked to the La Nina weather phenomenon. The wet season is expected to begin next month.

Some 200 Homes in Petogogan, South Jakarta, meanwhile, remained flooded on Monday morning, with locals forced to wade through floodwaters one-meter deep on their way to work or school.

Resident Wayan told Metro TV that the floods began on Saturday. “It receded on Sunday morning and returned on Sunday night,” he said.

She said her family was forced to shelter in a relative’s house.

“I’m going back home to clean up the mess and hope the flood will recede later,” she said.

Bad weather also occurred in other parts of Java. On Saturday, a rainstorm hit downtown Yogyakarta in the afternoon. Trees and billboard signs collapsed in several locations, including on Jalan Urip Sumoharjo and Jalan Imogiri Timur Giwangan. A car was badly damaged after a tree fell on it but there were no reports of injuries.

Waluyo, head of Yogyakarta’s BMKG, told state news agency Antara that the wind speeds reached 36 kilometers per hour.

“It was not a tornado and it was one of the signs of the transitional period from the dry season to rainy season,” Budi sad.