Bali Floods Trigger 76 Disasters and Mass Evacuations

RRI.CO.ID, Denpasar - Extreme weather has unleashed a wave of natural disasters across Bali, forcing emergency teams to conduct urgent evacuations as floodwaters inundated key residential and tourist hubs. Between the night of Monday, February 23, and noon on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, the Bali Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded 76 separate incidents triggered by relentless rainfall, with Denpasar emerging as the hardest-hit region.

"There have been 76 incident points since last night until 12 p.m. local time due to extreme weather across Bali," said the Chief Executive of BPBD Bali, I Gede Agung Teja Bhusana, during a press briefing in Denpasar.

As reported by Antara, the disaster tally is dominated by 42 flooding cases, followed by five landslides, four collapsed embankments, two fallen trees, one levee breach, and one tornado. Despite three consecutive days of rain across the entire island, Denpasar bore the brunt of the impact with 36 reported incidents, including 30 major floods.

Emergency responders have prioritized life-saving operations, successfully evacuating over 30 people trapped by rising waters. In Badung Regency, which saw the second-highest number of disasters with 12 incidents, teams focused on residential streets like Jalan Dewi Saraswati II and Jalan Gunung Athena II.

"Flood handling efforts in Badung included the evacuation of 30 people at Jalan Dewi Saraswati II, while 10 others were rescued from Jalan Gunung Athena II," confirmed Gede Teja.

Emergency crews in the coastal area of Sanur worked to evacuate tourists from Jalan Hang Tuah and Jalan Bumi Ayu. Meanwhile, specialized teams in Sesetan focused on rescuing infants and toddlers trapped by floodwaters in their homes on Jalan Gurita.

The devastation extended beyond the capital, with Karangasem reporting 12 incidents, mostly fallen trees, while Gianyar, Tabanan, and Buleleng each faced a mix of landslides and flooding. Even Klungkung and Jembrana were not spared, recording localized damage from falling trees.

In response to the ongoing crisis, authorities have kept all major sluice gates in Denpasar open to accelerate drainage into the sea and mitigate further overflow onto public roads. ***