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        "id": 1748832,
        "msgid": "monggalan-beach-erosion-in-klungkung-worsens-1779546254",
        "date": "2026-05-19 13:20:13",
        "title": "Monggalan Beach Erosion in Klungkung Worsens",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Three days of high waves have intensified coastal erosion at Monggalan Beach in Kusamba, Klungkung, Bali, felling a large tree and displacing residents as shores retreat. Local residents and authorities are calling for urgent seawalls and mitigation measures, with the central government being approached for assistance.",
        "content": "<p>The Monggalan Beach coastline in Kusamba Village, Dawan District,\nKlungkung, Bali, has been battered by high waves for three consecutive\ndays. The erosion has intensified to the point of toppling a large tree\non the beach edge and submerging homes that remain in the area.\nInterviewed by detikBali on Tuesday, 19 May 2026, local resident Ketut\nCandra Arsadi (58) said that the waves had been pounding the shore from\n16 to 18 May 2026, with the largest waves on Monday, 18 May 2026. \u2018The\nbiggest one yesterday. The water came in, a large tree at the edge of\nthe beach fell. We evacuated at night. By morning we had returned here,\u2019\nCandra said. His house, situated on a 10-are coastal plot, is the most\nexposed still standing. He notes that shoreline retreat since 2024 has\ncontinued and is now estimated to be around 100 metres this year. He\nurged the government to promptly construct a seawall to prevent further\nerosion, warning that if left unchecked, he and other residents could be\nforced to abandon the area. \u2018Many houses have already been damaged and\neroded away. I hope a seawall is installed soon to stop the spread,\u2019 he\nsaid. A similar plea came from Desak Nyoman Suarniti (56), who said her\nbeachside stall could no longer operate due to the worsening erosion. It\nhas been forced to close and has not yet reopened. \u2018My stall can no\nlonger open. This is my only livelihood,\u2019 she added. DetikBali\nobservations show large waves continuing to sweep Monggalan Beach, with\nthe area now sounding and looking deserted; a site once busy with\nshipments to Nusa Penida is now uninhabited. There, a large tree that\nonce helped shield against waves has fallen, lying among debris from\ndamage in 2025. Previously, Klungkung Regent I Made Satria said\naddressing Banjar Nyuh Beach in Nusa Penida and Monggalan Beach in\nKusamba is a top priority for the regional government. He said among\nseveral erosion sites along Klungkung\u2019s coast, these two are the worst.\nThis year, the administration has sought help from the central\ngovernment, submitting proposals for repair and disaster mitigation\ndirectly to the Directorate General of Water Resources (SDA) of the\nMinistry of Public Works. \u2018We have presented Banjar Nyuh and Monggalan\u2019s\nconditions directly to the central government. There are many erosion\nsites, especially in Nusa Penida, but these two are the worst. In\nMonggalan, 12 households have lost their homes to erosion. In Banjar\nNyuh, erosion has eroded a stretch of road,\u2019 Satria said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/monggalan-beach-erosion-in-klungkung-worsens-1779546254",
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