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Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation: Official

Torrential monsoon rains caused flash floods forcing 350 people to seek safety and disrupted airport operations with flight delays and diversions, officials said.

  • Local officials reported that flooding forced evacuations on Feb 24 after intense rains late Feb 23 triggered flooding in Badung district, Denpasar, and other Bali areas.
  • Since Saturday night, Kuta, Legian and Seminyak have been inundated with 30 to 70 centimetres of floodwater amid Indonesia's monsoon season.
  • Dr Gede said about 350 people temporarily sought safety on Feb 24, including about 30 foreign tourists who later returned or moved hotels, with no fatalities reported.
  • Waters inundated cafes and gas stations in Badung district, forcing rubber-boat evacuations, and a large tree damaged Shotgun Social's outdoor dining area in Denpasar.
  • An alert for Kuta and Denpasar warns of flash floods, landslides and fallen trees, and two international flights were diverted on Feb 23 at Bali's airport.
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The floods in certain areas of the island of Bali in Indonesia have determined hundreds of people, including ten tourists, to seek refuge, declared in March a local officer responsible for disaster management. No one was injured, explained it, quoted by France24.

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Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation: official

Flooding in parts of Indonesia's popular resort island of Bali prompted hundreds of people, including dozens of tourists, to seek safety, a local disaster official said Tuesday.

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Flooding has again hit several areas on the Island of the Gods. Heavy rains that have inundated several areas in Bali, including Badung Regency and Denpasar City, have resulted in standing water that has blocked several main roads. The flooding was caused by the high rainfall that has inundated the island of Bali since Sunday (February 22, 2026). The resulting floodwaters reached approximately 60 cm. The flooding also inundated hundreds of homes…

Hundreds of people evacuated in Bali due to flooding - No deaths reported so far from the natural disaster.

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The Bali Sun broke the news in on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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