BPBD Update: 126 disaster sites in Bali following four days of heavy rain
Heavy rain has continuously battered Bali since Saturday, 21 February. Following these extreme weather conditions, the number of disaster sites has increased significantly. The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Bali recorded that the number of affected locations has grown from the previous 76 sites to 126 disaster incidents.
The head of BPBD Bali, I Gede Agung Teja Bhusana Yadnya, revealed that the hundreds of disaster incidents were dominated by flooding, landslides, and fallen trees. He detailed that flooding occurred at 60 sites, landslides at 9 sites, embankment collapse at 1 site, fallen trees at 46 sites, shed collapses at 4 sites, severe winds at 3 sites, road collapse at 1 site, and wall collapses at 2 sites.
The distribution of disaster locations is dominated by the Denpasar region with 45 sites, followed by Badung with 33 sites, whilst the remainder are scattered across other regencies in Bali.
Based on the latest BPBD Bali data as of Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at 06:00 Wita, a total of 350 residents who had previously been evacuated have returned home safely. Assessments of the number of affected buildings and houses continue.
Teja explained that the rainfall that battered Bali over the last two days reached an average of 120 millimetres per day. He urged the public to remain vigilant towards the potential for secondary disasters.
“The public needs to be alert to the potential for secondary disasters,” said Teja to detikBali on Wednesday, 25 February 2026.
Early Warning Information for 25 February 2026
Status of Heavy Rain Alert:
Bangli, Buleleng, Jembrana, Karangasem.
Status of Heavy Rain Alert (heightened):
Badung, Denpasar, Tabanan, Gianyar, Klungkung.
Early Warning for Strong Winds:
Denpasar, Badung, Buleleng, Karangasem, Klungkung, Gianyar.
Teja reiterated his call to the public to follow developments in weather information before engaging in outdoor activities. Residents were asked to heighten their vigilance towards the potential for secondary disasters.
“The public needs to avoid outdoor activities, especially near large trees as these are prone to falling. Additionally, the public are also asked to be wary of the potential for landslides and secondary flooding. To facilitate evacuation should a disaster occur, we urge the public to prepare disaster response kits,” said Teja.
To date, BPBD Bali has distributed logistics to support emergency response across all regencies and cities since the beginning of the month. Specifically for Denpasar, BPBD Bali has provided additional assistance in the form of mattresses, provisions, and blankets in accordance with recent requests.
“We have dropped logistics to the regencies and cities since the beginning of the month, and for Denpasar there were additional requests yesterday which we immediately fulfilled,” said Teja.