Landslide kills four in Bali<\/p>\n
DENPASAR, Bali: Two consecutive landslides at two separate
\nlocations in Karangasem regency here over the weekend killed four
\npeople, including four-year-old twin boys.<\/p>\n
\"Heavy rain eroded the soil and caused the landslide,\"
\nKarangasem Police chief Lt. Col. I.B. Wirama said on Monday.<\/p>\n
The first landslide occurred on Saturday night at Gesing
\nvillage in Selat district. The collapsing walls of mud struck the
\nhouse of Wayan Darmayasa, who broke his arm when he tried to save
\nhis twin children.<\/p>\n
The twins, identified as I Wayan Budiasa and I Kadek Budiasa,
\nand their nanny Ni Kadek Yasa, 16, died after being buried in the
\nmud.<\/p>\n
The second landslide on Sunday buried a house in Langsat
\nvillage in Rendang district and killed a seven-year-old boy, I
\nNyoman Sunardi.<\/p>\n
Local officials visited the accident sites on Sunday and
\ndistributed Rp 250,000 for each victim. The officials also warned
\nthe residents of further possible landslides.<\/p>\n
\"The districts of Rendang, Selat, Sidemen and Abang are prone
\nto landslides as the soil is very unstable,\" Wirama said.
\n(50\/edt)<\/p>",
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