One dead in Bali landslide

One dead in Bali landslide

DENPASAR, Bali: A person was killed when a landslide hit the village of Bugbug, Bali, while a family of five survived another landslide burying their house in the village of Pelaga, a local government official said on Thursday.

Heavy rain over the past few weeks triggered the landslide in the Bugbug village that killed 55-year old I Nengah Ribut. He was preparing with two friends a drainage ditch outside his house. His friends survived the ordeal, said Nyoman Suarjana an official at the Petang district administration.

In the Pelaga village, 45-year old Ahmad, his wife and three children escaped a landslide before it hit their house, he said.

"The five-meter wide landslide at the edge of a hill occurred on Wednesday evening and caused severe damage to the house," Nyoman said, adding that the two houses next to it were not hit. -- Antara