Denpasar, Bali, Sept. 10 -- Residents of Banjar Tohpati in Denpasar, Bali, on Wednesday began clearing thick mud and debris after floods swept through homes and small businesses in the early morning hours.

"The flood hit around 3 a.m. with water levels reaching 1.5 meters," said local resident Gede Dipa Bayu Bratha.

With help from his family, Bratha hosed mud out of his shop on Siulan Street in East Denpasar. The store sells office supplies and provides photocopying and printing services.

He tried to save what he could, but most items were destroyed.

Photocopiers, printers and four desktop computers were among the equipment damaged after being submerged. Losses were estimated in the hundreds of millions of rupiah.

The 31-year-old urg...