Officials in Bali have confirmed that at least 14 people have died in this week’s flooding events.
At least 5 people have been formally reported missing, though this figure, along with the number of people displaced, is expected to rise in the coming hours and days.
On Thursday, 11th September, the National Disaster Management Agency confirmed the death toll and issued updates about ongoing efforts to locate missing people and support those displaced by the floods. The Head of the BNPB Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center, Abdul Muhari, spoke to reports from Jakarta about the findings of the rapid response assessment in Bali.
Muhari shared “Preliminary data as of Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 12:00 WITA, shows that the total number of victims who have been found is 14, and two residents are still being searched for.”
However, missing persons posts circulating on local citizen journalism and community discussion channels suggest that many more people are yet to be located in the wake of the floods.
Muhari confirmed that eight deaths were recorded in Denpasar City, the worst-affected area, in addition to three people in Gianyar Regency, two people in Jembrana Regency, and one person in Badung Regency.
Based on data from the Bali Province BPBD, 562 residents were displaced, consisting of 327 residents in Jembrana Regency and 235 residents in Denpasar City. The displaced residents are being temporarily sheltered in public facilities, such as schools, village halls, and prayer rooms.
Speaking to reporters, Bali BPBD Secretary Gede Agung Teja Bhusana Yadnya said that by Thursday afternoon, no new flood points have been found in Bali. “There are no more flooding points. There are also no additional flood points because the rain stopped yesterday afternoon.”
He added, “Currently, the team is still actively pumping out stagnant water in the basement parking area of Badung Market and other areas.”
The death toll is expected to rise, as figures and findings from regency level authorities are compiled against records and reports from national agencies. The full extent of the damage may take weeks to realise, and yet life continues as normal in many parts of Bali into Thursday afternoon.
While communities and authorities work together to coordinate a disaster response, as flood waters start to subside, the sun started to shine across the province on Thursday afternoon.
The Ministry of Social Affairs has been working around the clock to distribute aid to the worst-affected areas. Aid has been disrupted from the Mataram Paramita Center Warehouse, and officers from the Disaster Preparedness Cadets, known as Tagana, have been assisting communities in need.
More than 2,000 ready-to-eat food packages have been distributed, 318 children’s supplies parcels, 87 family supplies packages, 497 mattresses, 586 pop-up tents, and 48 family tents.
A further 500 blankets, 500 mattresses, 600 family equipment packages, and 300 adult clothing packages have also been given out in Denpasar City, Jembrana Regency, and Gianyar Regency.
Across Bali, communities are rallying together to coordinate aid distributions to affected families and charitable organisations.
Aid distributions and crowdfunding campaigns are being coordinated via social media, and tourists in Bali who wish to support recovery efforts are advised to communicate with the accommodation hosts to find out the best way to support in their immediate vicinity.
Tourists are advised to travel by road only on a needs-must basis and be prepared for traffic congestion, road closures, and diversions, and recovery work gets underway. Even as flood waters subside, debris and mud remain in thick layers across the roads and must be removed.
Landslides are still a huge risk, and there have been dozens of reports of collapsed bridges, roads, and sinkholes, small and large, opening up across the province.
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