Massive traffic jam claims 12 lives

Twelve people have died during a massive three-day traffic jam in Indonesia that stretched more than 20 kilometers and brought thousands of holidaymakers to a complete standstill, an official said on Friday.

The horror traffic at a major highway junction at Brebes, a city on the main island of Java, was so bad that Indonesians dubbed the disastrous toll gate "Brexit", from the words "Brebes exit".

Roads across the world's most populous Muslim-majority country are choked every year at the end of Ramadan, as millions head to villages to celebrate Eid, which fell on Wednesday.