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One of the deadliest incidents occurred in Denpasar’s old city area, where flooding caused two stores located next to the Tukad Badung River on Jalan Sulawesi to collapse. The buildings plunged 15 people into the river, killing four of them.
A violent whirlwind also struck four subdistricts on Friday night in Serdang Bedagai Regency, approximately 90 kilometers from Serdang Bedagai, damaging 377 homes and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate.
Triadi Atmono, head of the Trenggalek Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), said the landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall that persisted from Sunday into Monday. “The landslide buried three houses and damaged seven others, impacting 10 families and displacing 30 individuals,” he said.
Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati said that while the overall chance of rainfall had decreased as Indonesia transitioned to the dry season, several atmospheric factors made for a continued risk of extreme weather across the country.
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported that the 91S tropical cyclone developing in the Indian Ocean is causing increased wind speeds across Indonesia, resulting in high waves that were expected to persist until Sunday.
