“The flood hit around 3 a.m. with water levels reaching 1.5 meters,” said local resident Gede Dipa Bayu Bratha.
With help from his family, Bratha hosed mud out of his shop on Siulan Street in East Denpasar. The store sells office supplies and provides photocopying and printing services.
He tried to save what he could, but most items were destroyed.
Photocopiers, printers and four desktop computers were among the equipment damaged after being submerged. Losses were estimated in the hundreds of millions of rupiah.
The 31-year-old urged the government to provide recovery aid, including business capital, to help residents rebuild.
“I also hope the river channel will be improved, maybe widened, so this does not happen again. Hopefully, this is the last time,” he said.
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Another resident, Ayu, who runs a food stall, was also seen cleaning mud from her shop with relatives. She said she will focus on repairing her stall.
Mud still covered parts of Siulan Street, and three cars swept away by the current were left unclaimed on the roadside.
Many residents brought out belongings from homes and shops to clean them outside.
Banjar Tohpati was one of the hardest-hit areas among 43 flood sites in Denpasar, according to preliminary data from Bali’s disaster mitigation agency.
Floodwaters have since receded, and river levels in the area are gradually dropping.
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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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