Torrential rain has triggered a landslide in a village on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing two people, including one Australian.
A 47-year-old Australian-born woman, who is now a US resident, and a man, were both recovered from the debris of a wooden villa in Jatiluwih village by local emergency services after the Thursday morning incident.
“The victims were evacuated from the debris while in sleeping (positions). There were two victims, a man and a woman in one bed,” local disaster mitigation agency official I Nyoman Srinadha Giri told news agency AFP.
The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed the incident, telling 9News.com.au it was providing assistance to the family.
“We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time,” a DFAT spokesperson said in a statement.
“Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment.”
Both bodies were taken to a hospital in Denpasar, AFP reports. The details of the male victim remain unknown at this stage.
