<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents have been evacuated and holidaymakers are on edge after a torrential downpour triggered flash </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/floods" rel="" target="" title="flooding"><span>flooding</span></a><span> in some of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bali" rel="" target="" title="Bali's"><span>Bali's</span></a><span> largest tourist areas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kuta, Legian and Seminyak on Bali's south-west coast have been inundated by constant rain since Saturday night, local media have reported.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Floodwaters between 30 to 70 centimetres have been recorded across south-western Bali, as well as the beachside town of Sanur in the south-east, according to community reports on Disaster Map Bali.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LATEST:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/chris-baghsarian-remains-found-in-search-for-missing-grandfather-sydney/66bdff80-d78a-4f28-974f-a9b31bf840be" target="_blank"><strong><span>Human remains found in search for kidnapped Sydney grandfather</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An alert is active for Kuta and Denpasar warning of extreme weather that could bring flash flooding, landslides and fallen trees.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Social media footage shows knee-deep waters consuming streets in Kuta, while residents in Legian were evacuated on emergency dinghies.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another video shows a snake, which appears to be metres in length, gliding through floodwaters.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bali-flood-major-aussie-tourist-destination-battered-by-torrential-rain-flash-flooding/18ad34f0-ae7a-4fed-ac48-9bd10a4c2fb9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Legian local Rick told 9News a river burst its banks early this morning, sending water cascading through the main streets.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The last three days the rain has been coming down constantly. The last 24 hours it did start to increase in intensity," Rick said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Some of the locals I've been talking to say this is the worst flooding they've seen in 15 years</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The waters are up to waist deep and I've seen people being boated out."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dr-simon-gordon-the-epworth-surgeon-accused-of-unnecessary-surgery/78c039bf-57ae-43d6-aa43-371ba09d404d" target="_blank"><strong><span>Prominent surgeon accused of performing unnecessary endometriosis surgeries</span></strong></a></div></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px auto;max-width:440px;padding:0;width:99.375%"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVIEFpek-4G/?igsh=MWpoM2Z0aXRxd3J6Mg=="></a></blockquote></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Indonesia is in its monsoon season, which typically runs from November to April.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The flooding has impacted the same areas </span><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bali+flooding+9news&amp;rlz=1C1GCCA_en&amp;oq=bali+flooding+9news&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg90gEIMjA3MmowajeoAgiwAgHxBXbUuGmK08Tr8QV21LhpitPE6w&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" rel="" target="" title="ravaged by deadly flooding"><span>ravaged by deadly flooding</span></a><span> in September last year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rick, who runs social media page HeyRickBali, left the area during last year's floods.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He plans to stick around this time, to update tourists who may be planning to visit the holiday hotspot in the next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The main tourist areas where people visit, where the hotels are, some have flooded, but a lot are OK," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Denpasar, a large tree crashed to the ground in an outdoor dining area at restaurant Shotgun Social, causing damage to parts of the building and the outdoor area.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Because of the recent weather, one of our large trees fell before we opened that day," the business wrote in a post to Instagram.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are incredibly thankful it happened before opening hours and that no one was hurt."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The restaurant has reopened.</span></div></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px auto;max-width:440px;padding:0;width:99.375%"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVBaOZDEWwF/?igsh=MTk2enBrdGwzOHYzNQ=="></a></blockquote></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are no travel warnings in place for Australians for Bali, according to the Smart Traveller website.</span></div></div><div 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