12 die in 3-day traffic jam at Indonesian junction called ‘Brexit’

Twelve people died of heart attacks and heat exhaustion over three days while stuck in a 20km-long traffic jam in Indonesia, as thousands returned from their Eid al-Fitr holidays.

The traffic at the main highway toll junction in Brebes, Java, has been so severe that it earned a name among the locals, which may sound familiar to many westerners: Brexit. This time, though, it’s a mixture of the words ‘Brebes’ and ‘exit’.

Chaotic traffic common across Indonesia towards the end of the holy month of Ramadan as millions of holiday goers leave the cities for villages to celebrate Eid, which was marked on Wednesday.

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