Australian woman among two tourists killed in landslide in Bali that swept away their villa

An Australian woman is one of two tourists killed on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali after heavy rain caused a landslide that swept away their villa.

Large parts of the archipelago of 17,000 islands are prone to flooding and landslides during the wet season, which starts around November.

The wooden villa in Jatiluwih village on the popular tourist island was hit by a landslide on Thursday morning after a downpour in the area the previous night, I Nyoman Srinadha Giri, an official from the local disaster management agency, told AFP.

An Australian woman is one of two tourists killed on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali after heavy rain caused a landslide that swept away their villa.

The heavy rain eroded the water channels used for irrigation above the villa and caused the landslide, which killed the two, the official said.

“The victims were evacuated from the rubble while they were sleeping (poses). There were two victims, a man and a woman in one bed,” he said.

The female victim, 47, was born in Australia and had permanent residency in the United States, while the nationality and identity of the male victim remained unknown.

The bodies of the victims were taken to a hospital in the provincial capital Denpasar.

Landslides in Indonesia have been exacerbated in some places by deforestation, with prolonged heavy rainfall causing flooding in some areas.

At least 27 people were killed in landslides and flooding caused by heavy rainfall on the island of Sumatra last week.

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