Jakarta, Indonesia Sentinel — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited Denpasar, Bali, on Saturday (Sept. 13, 2025) to assess recovery efforts following flash floods that swept through the island earlier in the week. He was accompanied by Bali Governor Wayan Koster and several senior officials.
Prabowo has instructed the head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Suharyanto, to lead emergency operations in response to the disaster. The directive was issued shortly after the floods struck on Wednesday.
BNPB spokesperson Abdul Muhari said waters in most affected areas have begun to recede. “The situation in Bali is starting to stabilize and come under control,” he noted. Current efforts are focused on locating missing victims, clearing debris, and draining floodwater, including in the basement of Badung Market.
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The floods followed more than 24 hours of heavy rainfall beginning Tuesday morning, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
Bali’s Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported 120 flood points across seven districts and cities: 81 in Denpasar, 14 in Gianyar, 12 in Badung, eight in Tabanan, four each in Karangasem and Jembrana, and one in Klungkung.
As of Friday afternoon, the death toll had risen to 18, with 10 fatalities recorded in Denpasar, three in Gianyar, two in Jembrana, and one in Badung. BPBD said at least 562 people were displaced, including 327 in Jembrana and 235 in Denpasar.
Search-and-rescue teams, consisting of around 125 personnel, continue to scour multiple sites where victims were last reported missing.
(Raidi/Agung)
