Lately, it’s been raining hard in Bali. A LOT.
We’re now literally neck-deep into the peak of rainy season, and we’ve got our yearly natural flooding phenomenon to prove it as the streets have turned into rivers and waterfalls have formed in surprising places.
As with every year, we’re reminded that Bali’s drainage system leaves something to be desired as rubbish washing up clogs street drains and roads, in turn, become swimmable.
And so, the internet’s been (pardon the pun) flooded with crazy pictures and videos of Bali’s rivers overflowing, motorbikes and cars being drowned, search and rescue paddling rafts down the road to evacuate local residents, as well as a guy casually rowing down the street on his stand up paddle board.
While these images sure are captivating, let’s not forget how dangerous this much water can be and how destructive the flooding is as it’s been damaging people’s homes. Stay safe out there, everyone, especially around Jl. Dewi Sri in Legian!
Here are some of the wildest photos and video we’ve come across so far:
Parking lot turned fish tank
SUP, the easiest way to get around right now
Ingenuity in action. Using a pool floatie to transport luggage down the river, errr, street
Play til the end. A woman casually watches TV as her house fills up with water
Police put up a roadblock for anyone careless enough to drive on this road right now
People tread carefully down the road
Mayhem on Jl. Nakula in Legian today
Legian again with a drone shot of Jl. Nakula
Legian was so bad that Search and Rescue sent in teams on rafts to evacuate residents
And even Labuan Sait (Padnag Padang) was affected
About last night, what caused all this flooding
Have some even more insane photos and videos of flooding in Bali that didn’t make our list? Link them in the comments section down below or join our newly launched Coconuts Bali Community, and share them with us there!
