The island of Bali hit with heavy flooding
The island of Bali hit with heavy flooding
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Wild rainfall resulting in floods around some of the most popular corners of Bali has caused chaos for tourists and locals alike, with water filling the streets and even bringing down a building.
Videos circulating on social media shows cars floating down roadways, flooded rivers and waterways engulfing entire streets and panicked locals wading through chest deep water as the popular island suffered a massive downpour and ongoing storms across the past 24 hours.
The worst of the rain fell on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning local time, causing roadways to come to a standstill and damaging property. The worst area hit, according to local reports, is around Denpasar.
Video circulating on social media platforms a number of main roads blocked off by floodwaters, with vehicles stranded and even turned over in Jalan Sulawesi near the Tukad Badung bridge.
The Bali Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning of extreme weather ahead of the downpour, suggesting the weather system had the potential to create moderate to heavy rain, which may be accompanied by lightning and strong winds.
In a statement, BMKG said the mass amount of rain was influenced by the active atmospheric waves known as Rossby Waves.
As reported by Bali Express, the equatorial Rossby wave is an atmospheric wave that “moves westward around the equator. When active, these waves increase the growth of rain clouds in the areas they pass through.”
“This Rossby wave triggers the formation of a convergence area or the gathering of rain clouds in the areas it passes through, including Bali,” explained the Bali Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in a post on its social media, noting from Wednesday afternoon local time the rainfall trend is predicted to begin decreasing.
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