Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 15 people killed in flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province and the tourist island of Bali, with 10 others still missing, authorities said.
Torrential rains beginning on Monday caused rivers to burst their banks, inundating nine cities and districts in Bali. Mud, rocks, and trees tumbled onto mountainside hamlets, submerging at least 112 neighbourhoods and triggering several landslides, according to Bali's Disaster Mitigation Agency.
In East Nusa Tenggara, the worst-hit village of Mauponggo saw a mother and child buried under mud, while a man died in neighbouring Loka laba. Three members of a family were swept away in Mauponggo, and four people remain missing there. In Bali, eight bodies were found, including four in a building swept away in Denpasar's Kumbasari market area. Rescuers are searching for six missing people in the province.
The floods have caused widespread damage, destroying bridges, government offices, plantations, and livestock. More than 800 people are in temporary shelters, with floodwaters reaching up to 2.5 metres in places. Power and water supplies have been cut, forcing hotels and hospitals to use generators.
Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said its consulate in Bali is ready to assist affected citizens, while a German tourist described wading through waist-high water to reach the airport, noting the flooding was the worst he had seen in over a decade of visits.
