Friday, September 12, 2025 - The death toll from the flooding that struck two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, rose to 23 on Friday, officials said, with five other people still missing.
Torrential rain late Tuesday triggered floods and landslides
across Bali, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said, adding four
more people have been found dead and two others are unaccounted for.
The additional deaths come on top of 14 already reported on
Bali and five on the island of Flores.
BNPB chief Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians goes by one
name, said the agency had distributed aid including food, clothes and be
He estimated losses from the disaster reached around 25
billion rupiah ($1.52 million).
Flash flooding on Monday struck the Nagekeo district of Flores
Island, where authorities’ efforts to search three missing victims have been
hampered by debris.
The annual monsoon season in Indonesia, typically between
November and April, often brings landslides, flash floods and water-borne
diseases.
Climate change has affected storm patterns, including the
length and severity of the season, leading to heavier rain, flash flooding and
stronger wind gusts.
Floods and landslides on Java Island in March killed three
people and left five others missing after heavy rain inundated two dozen towns.
In January, at least 25 people were killed when floods and
landslides hit a town in Central Java.
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