Jakarta, Sept. 11 -- Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) on September 10 declared a state of emergency in Bali for the next week due to the flooding that has hit the island, with areas heavily affected being Denpasar, Jembrana, Badung, and Gianyar.

Head of BNPB Suharyanto initially stated that the state of emergency would last for two weeks. However, this was later amended to one week due to the less severe conditions of the disaster.

He reassured the public not to be alarmed by this status. He explained that the declaration of a state of emergency is for administrative purposes to facilitate disaster management.

Initially, BNPB has distributed relief aid worth 1 billion IDR (over 60,700 USD), including a rubber boat...