Bali Reports 255 Disaster Responses in October
Bali’s disaster agency handled 255 incidents in October 2026. Drought and clean-water distribution accounted for 57 cases, the largest response category.
By Pandi Muktar
Editor: Mursyid Sonsang
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Denpasar — Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Provinsi Bali recorded 255 disaster and emergency-response incidents across Bali during October 2026, including 57 cases involving drought and clean-water distribution, according to figures released on Nov. 6.
The October tally covers incidents handled by BPBD agencies across the province, rather than only events that met the formal disaster-recording threshold. Drought and clean-water distribution represented 25,3 percent of the total response activity, making it the largest category recorded for the month.
Why Bali’s October tally matters to residents and visitors
The figures show that dry-season pressures continued to affect communities even as the island’s formal disaster count remained much smaller. The BPBD’s monthly data recorded five incidents that met the threshold under National Disaster Management Agency Regulation No. 7 of 2023: four drought incidents and one building and residential fire.
The drought-related response affected 1.990 households and 2,5 hectares of rice fields. BPBD distributed 872.500 liters of clean water to 19 villages or urban wards during October. For foreign residents and visitors, the figures indicate that water stress was concentrated in particular communities rather than presented as a province-wide interruption of accommodation or public services.
The four recorded drought incidents occurred in Jembrana, Buleleng, Tabanan and Karangasem. The BPBD Bali data also noted that the Bali Region III Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the province was still experiencing the dry season during the first ten-day period of October, with some areas facing the potential for meteorological drought.
The reported total therefore combines emergency responses of different kinds, while the smaller formal-disaster figure identifies incidents that met the national recording criteria. The October data provides a province-wide snapshot of how drought, fires and other emergencies were handled by BPBD agencies.
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