Aussie woman killed in Bali landslide
An Australian woman has been killed alongside another tourist in a landslide in Bali.
The pair died when their villa in Jatiluwih village was swept away by severe rain, an area prone to flooding and landslides in the wet season.
A deluge of rain hit the popular island on Thursday morning, causing the landslide, local disaster mitigation agency official I Nyoman Srinadha Giri said.
Water canals that sat above the villa – designed for irrigation – were reportedly eroded by the severe rain and triggered the fatal landslide.
“The victims were evacuated from the debris while in sleeping (positions),” he told AFP.
“There were two victims, a man and a woman in one bed.”
The identity of the male victim is not yet known, but the Australian woman was reportedly aged 47, born in Australia and had a United States permanent residency.
The bodies of the victims were transferred to a hospital in Denpasar, the capital of the province.
It comes as intense rain on Sumatra Island last week caused landslides and floods, killing at least 27 people.
A spokesperson from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said they were providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian woman who had died in Bali.
“We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time,” they said.
“Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment.”
