Two persons, including an Australian, were killed in a landslide that occurred in a village on the Indonesian island of Bali as a result of torrential rain.
Local rescue personnel retrieved a man and a woman, both 47 years old and both residents of the United States, from the rubble of a wooden cottage in Jatiluwih hamlet following the Thursday morning catastrophe.
“The victims were taken out of the rubble while they were still asleep. An official from the local disaster mitigation agency, I Nyoman Srinadha Giri, told news agency AFP that there were two victims—a man and a woman—in one bed.
The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that it was helping the family after confirming the occurrence.
In a statement, a DFAT representative said, “We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time.”
“Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment.”
According to AFP, both remains were brought to a hospital in Denpasar. At this point, the male victim’s specifics are yet unknown.
