Puan asked the government to move quickly to handle the Bali flood

Jakarta – Speaker of Indonesian Parliament Puan Maharani expressed his condolences to deaths as a result of flash floods that occurred in Bali. Puan urged the government to act immediately and ensure that all basic needs of the community are met. “Bali floods claimed lives, damaged residents’ homes, paralyzed trading activities, even tourism that has become an economic pulse. It is not just a natural disaster, but a state capacity test to protect people,” Puan said Thursday (11/9/2025). “The government must move quickly to ensure that the basic needs of the community are satisfied from the first day,” he continued. Browse to continue with the content Puan assesses a number of technical steps to be taken immediately. Among the needs of clean water, medicine, food, clothing, after decent refugee camps. “Accurate and transparent data collection on casualty, substantial losses and the number of refugees to ensure that help is right on target, and the recovery of important infrastructure such as the main road, bridge, drainage and people’s markets paralyzed due to flooding,” he said. In addition, Puan also asked the government to strengthen long -term mitigation, through spatial audits, to the construction of sufficient urban drainage systems. Puan emphasized the importance of clear government public communication. Furthermore, Puan said Bali is the face of Indonesian tourism, so it requires special attention. According to him, economic losses due to flooding are not only carried by the local community, but also related to the image of Indonesia in the eyes of the world. “Balinese recovery must be performed with a comprehensive approach. Not only improves damaged infrastructure, but also ensures that small communities, market traders, farmers and MSMEs get financial support not to get worse,” he explained. “This disaster is a reminder that the state must be in a real way. Bali must be restored immediately, and the Indonesian parliament will oversee that the recovery process is transparent, fast and in favor of the community,” he added. Previously, the flood disaster in Bali resulted in the death toll. During this time, there were 14 people who were pronounced dead at this time. “Temporary data from Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 11:00 WIB, the total death victims found in 14 people were found,” BNPB’s disaster communications Abdul Muhari said by Detikbali on Thursday (11/9). Abdul said there were two more people looking. The missing victim was identified in Denpasar. BPBD Bali noted that 120 flood points hit seven regencies/cities in Bali. The details, Denpasar, as many as 81 flood points, Gianyar 14 points, Badung 12 points, Tabanan eight points. Then, Karang breath and yembrana, each four points and KlungKung one point. Also watch the video of the current state of the flood in Denpasar: a damaged road full of mud (AMW/LIR)