"Torrential rains for the last four days caused flooding and landslides in nine cities and districts of the tourist island of Bali and in East Nusa Tenggara province. Rising rivers submerged at least 120 neighbourhoods and resulted in a dozen landslides in several places, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said in a statement on Thursday, with the higher death toll reported by officials on Friday."
"A weeklong state of emergency was declared to mobilise additional resources. As river levels returned to close to normal on Thursday, people in Denpasar, Bali's capital, left crammed emergency shelters. Authorities took advantage of the receding waters to begin clearing mud and removing piles of wet rubbish from the streets, while electricity was restored to tens of thousands of residences and businesses."
Severe flash floods and landslides struck Bali and East Nusa Tenggara after four days of torrential rain, killing at least 23 people and leaving five missing, with officials reporting higher local tolls. Rising rivers submerged at least 120 neighbourhoods and caused about a dozen landslides across nine cities and districts. Rescuers searched rivers and rubble while retrieving bodies and looking for missing residents. Up to 600 rescue workers, police and soldiers were deployed and a weeklong state of emergency was declared to mobilise resources. River levels receded, crews cleared mud and rubbish, and electricity was restored to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
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