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The rains stopped this Thursday on the tourist Indonesian island of Bali and nearby areas, after causing heavy flooding in the last hours that has killed at least 19 people and 5 are still missing.
The Bali Provincial Disaster Management Agency, where there are 14 fatalities and two people missing, reported today in a statement that areas of six regencies (administrative divisions) of the island are still flooded and have suffered landslides.
Denpasar, the Balinese capital, where one of Indonesia's main international airports is located, has 81 flooded areas and a collapsed building due to water accumulation.
More buildings collapsed in Badung, Gianyar and Karangasem, reaching a dozen, and in the last two regencies, located in the southeast and east of Bali, several bridges fell or were damaged.
Rescue teams continue search efforts for two missing people in Bali, the quintessential tourist enclave of Indonesia, and three others in the neighboring province of West Nusa Tenggara, where authorities reported at least five deaths due to the floods.
Intense rainfall was recorded in Bali and nearby areas overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday afternoon, which led the Basarnas rescue agency to issue alerts for potential hazards associated with the rains.
The storm has moderated this Thursday, as predicted the day before by the Indonesian meteorological agency (BMKG), since rainfall has decreased, as have the levels of accumulated water in the areas affected by floods.
