Calculating the Losses

Bali mourns again. Yesterday so-called-storms, happened so quick without warning, considered short, yet has left big damage on Bali. It refreshed everybody's memory about the recent Earthquake Bali experienced.
 
We happened to be up North in Singaraja, when a tweet started to mentioned "BALI BADAI!", means storm strikes Bali! Confused, and thought it was just a tweet, we tried not to take it seriously, but in less than a minute similar tweet gets too many, and we knew it was not a hoax.
We rushed back to Seminyak, and witnessed the big winds, rain, street started to flood, trees fell down, billboards were damaged and fell, several accidents on the roads, and other unfortunate matters.
Mix feelings strucked.
 
Life is short, we don't really have a clue when our life ends. May the disaster reminds all on the importance of maximizing all time we have to do great to achieve remarkable achievement without forgetting doing good deeds, for our raport, when one day we are summon to God's home.
 
God Bless everyone in Bali.

Estimated 13 Deaths and More than US$200,000 in Damages Blamed on Week of Ferocious Storms in Bali

Bali News: Calculating the Losses

(3/18/2012)

Unusually violent weather in Bali between Tuesday, March 14 and Saturday March 17, 2012, is blamed for at least 11 deaths. The bad weather in Bali is linked to the Cyclone Luaweather system over northern Australia.

The death and destruction brought to Bali by this storm system has swept across a number of regencies and municipal areas of the island, leaving a confirmed 11 people dead and two still missing  over a 5-day period. 

Material damages caused by the series of storms that brought flooding, landslide and high winds have been estimated at Rp. 1.9 billion (US$211,000). 

According to Kompas.com, data from the Disaster Mitigation Agency (Pusdalops) there were five deaths attributed to landslides in the Bangli regency near Kintamani; three killed by falling trees and buildings in Gianyar regency; two killed in Karangasem by falling trees; and another death under a fallen tree in Buleleng. The death toll of 11 does not include 2 more people missing following landslides in Kintamani on Tuesday night and still being sought by search and rescue workers.

Meanwhile, in Bali’s capital of Denpasar four people were injured and taken to local hospitals after being hit by falling trees on Saturday, March 17, 2012. 

According to Pusdalops, materials losses caused by the bad weather are comprised of losses of Rp. 894,500,000 (US$99,400) in Tabanan regency where home, religious temples and a hotel suffered damage. Damages in Badung regency are put at Rp. 587,000,000 (US$65,200); Karangasem regency at Rp. 278,000,000 (US$30,900); Klungkung regency Rp. 135,000,000 (US$15,000) and Denpasar Rp. 75,000,000 (US$8.300).

Pusdalops is now working with regency governments in Bali to channel aid to those who suffered losses during the recent storms.

Source: BaliDiscovery.com

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