Bali Has Been Hit By Its Worst Floods In A Decade, Killing At Least 19 People And Displacing Hundreds
Days of heavy rain on Sept. 9 and 10 triggered landslides and caused rivers to overflow, submerging at least 120 neighborhoods across the island.
Massive floods and heavy rains in Bali, Indonesia, have killed at least 19 people and left two more missing in the island’s worst disaster in more than a decade.
Days of heavy rain on Sept. 9 and 10 triggered landslides and caused rivers to overflow, submerging at least 120 neighborhoods across the island.
Streets were turned into brown torrents, with cars swept away and homes collapsing as floodwaters ripped through neighborhoods in the footage shared online.
More than 385 mm of rain was recorded within 24 hours — more than Bali’s average monthly rainfall during the wet season — forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes.
Eight of the dead were found in Bali’s capital, Denpasar, where the mayor has declared an emergency as rescue teams continue to search for several others who remain missing.
Deaths were also reported in the East Nusa Tenggara province.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency, BNPB, has declared a one-week state of emergency to speed up rescue operations and reopen access to areas cut off by damaged roads and bridges.
Bali’s wet season normally runs from November to April, but extreme rain is now hitting outside those months as the climate crisis changes weather across Indonesia.
Experts said the damage was worsened by clogged drainage systems, shrinking green space and rapid land conversion for tourism, combined with poor waste management.
Other parts of the country have also faced deadly floods this year, including Central Java in January, where at least 25 people were killed.
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