Heavy rain is expected across Bali today and tomorrow, along with high tides of up to 2 meters on the island shores, according to an early warning issued by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
“Heavy rain with lightning or thunder and heavy wind is to be expected in western and northern Bali,” BMKG said in a statement.
The agency added high tides, predicted to reach as high as 2 meters on shores around the island, are also expected.
Meanwhile, the Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) in Bali said a total of 66 personnel are on standby across the island, should any situation requiring emergency response arise during this rainy season. In addition, Basarnas Bali have prepared rescue equipment such as rubber boats and life jackets.
“Our readiness determines our responses whenever we receive a report, every day there’s a team on standby for 24 hours and seven days, and a team is dedicated to a special SAR response team,” Hari Adi Purnomo, who heads Basarnas Bali, said in a statement.
The preparedness of relevant official agencies in Bali, while should be expected, offers an ease of mind, especially after heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides killed at least 43 people in the capital of Jakarta and its surrounding areas and forcing nearly 400 thousand to flee their homes.
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