This week’s heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in Bali. From Jembrana to Nusa Penida, communities are struggling to protect themselves against flash flooding and pervasive water damage. While many communities have only just had the chance to catch their breath after flash flooding events in October and early November, another front of heavy rain …
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Environmental leaders in Bali have shared the results of their assessment of changing land use on the island and the impact it has on the provinces’ resilience to changing weather. The Indonesian Forum for the Environment of Bali Province (WALHI) revealed their research concludes that the increase in natural disasters is directly related to the …
Heavy rains and storms have been ravishing Bali for over a week. Over the weekend, the devastation continued as weather damaged vital transportation routes and rural communities. Several bridges in West Bali collapsed due to landslides and flooding, causing delays from Gilimanuk to Denpasar. The Head of the Jembrana Regional Disaster Management Agency, I Putu …
Emergency meetings have been held by leaders and communities across Bali as the impacts of this week’s bad weather continue to worsen. Reports of flooding, landslides, and fallings trees have dominated local headlines this week. Families have lost their homes, people have been injured in weather events, and sadly several local people have lost their …
Ships have been stranded on Bali beaches as a result of heavy rains, bad storms, and full moon high tides. Waves crashed high and hard along the coastlines of Gianyar and Karangasem regencies during the early hours of Wednesday 13th July. According to the Center for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region III Denpasar waves …