George Clooney to direct and star in 'Good Morning, Midnight' for

Netflix
George Clooney has signed on to direct and star in 'Good Morning,
Midnight' for Netflix. It will be his first project with the streaming
service.
Clooney and Smokehouse Pictures’ Grant Heslov will produce the
adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel, “which follows a lonely
scientist in the Arctic, as he races to make contact with the crew of a
spacecraft as they try to return home to Earth,” according to a
description from Netflix.
“Grant and I couldn’t be more excited to be involved with this
incredible project,” Clooney told Variety. “Mark is a writer we’ve long
admired and his script is haunting. We’re thrilled to be working with
our friends at Netflix as well.”
The story is a sci-fi thriller, and was named one of the best books of
2017 by the Chicago Review of Books. Clooney will play the lead
scientist.
Scott Stuber, head of Netflix’s film division, said: “Having known and
worked with George for over two decades, I can’t think of anyone
better to bring this amazing story to life. The book is powerful and
moving, and Mark’s adaptation is beautifully written. At its core, this is
a story about human nature, and one that I know our global audiences
will fall in love with, just like I did when I read it.”
Clooney recently executive produced, appeared in, and directed a few
episodes of Hulu’s “Catch-22.” The film, which does not yet have a title,
will begin production in October.
 Traffic Accident

A fuel truck lost control while speeding on the Mangunraharjo road,

Surabaya and suffered serious accident. The truck crashed a motorcycle
that came from the opposite direction and burned.

A pedestrian who saw the incident said that the fuel truck was seen
speeding then all of sudden swerved and hit a motorcyclist who came
from the front on 1st December 2014.

This incident made the motorcycle rider was killed instantly after being
hit by the truck while the truck driver suffered serious injuries to the
chest and head.

30 minutes after the incident, the police came to investigate the

Accident. After doing investigation, they found the cause that the driver
was sleepy when driving the truck. In addition to the brake that didn’t
work, so he couldn’t control his truck and hit the victim.

The current truck driver had been taken to Doa Ibu hospital to be
treated.
 The Flood in Jakarta

The flooding, caused by days of heavy rain at Jakarta, has blocked roads
and forced businesses in the capital to close.

The governor of Jakarta has declared a state of emergency. He also said

he was committed to making a "breakthrough" in efforts to tackle the
flooding. Jakarta resident, Wildan, urged the government to do more to
stop floods in future.

"The dams are no longer sufficient to hold the water," he said Yayat
Supriatna, an urban planning expert, told the BBC that Jakarta's
drainage system "is still the same as it was in the Dutch colonial era"
and should be rebuilt.

"The floods are caused by the failure to manage and sustain the rivers
as water reservoirs. I suggest the governor dredge the rivers because if
the rivers are deeper the better [the system] will function."

The Jakarta Post said two of the people killed in the capital were
children, aged 13 and two. State funds are available to help those
affected by the flooding following the declaration of the state of
emergency, which will remain in effect until 27 January.
 15 Victims Missing in Flash Flood Found

After searching non-stop for 2 weeks in Arganamu Village, Simalungun

Regency, North Sumatera, 15 victims who were missing in the flash
flood were found.

Previously, the flash flood that hit Arganamu Village on Wednesday

(2021/12/29) was caused by high rainfall, followed by landslides in
several parts of the hills around the village. The flash flood killed 120
villagers.

Meanwhile, the 15 survivors of the flash flood were found sick and
hungry and being treated in the hospital. They were found by several
volunteer searchers and several members of the Search and Rescue
team in a forest some distance from Arganamu Village.

“Until now, they are still being treated intensively, due to the condition
of those who suffer from digestive and respiratory disorders, as well as
malnutrition. Some of them are also directed by us to see a
psychologist for therapy sessions. After their condition is considered
healthy, we will direct them to occupy temporary shelters that have
been prepared,” said the head of the Simalungun Regency Search and
Rescue Team, Edhy Gultom.

Until now, the flash flood that hit Arganamu Village has not subsided.