UPDATE 12 dead in landslides on Indonesia’s Bali
A landslide in Kintamani, Bali has taken the lives of seven local residents.
Triggered by unrelenting heavy rains, the landslide hit Songan Village, at 11 pm on Thursday evening, reports VIVA News.
Two of the seven victims were children: a seven-year-old girl and one-year-old boy, whose mother also didn’t survive, according to reports.
As of Friday, the count of people injured in the landslide is at four, said Bangli BPBD director I Wayan Darmawan.
Bangli Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) joined Denpasar Search and Rescue along with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Indonesian Red Cross, military, police, and volunteers to help evacuate the village.
Across Bali, landslides also occurred in Wanagiri Village, Buleleng, and Bedugul and Baturiti, Tabanan. There were no reported casualties in these landslides, but traffic was totally cut off in Bedugul and Baturiti by the conditions.
BMKG forecasts heavy rains in Bangli, Jembrana, Buleleng, Tabanan, Gianyar, and Badung until at least Feb. 11. People are encouraged to stay vigilant and have emergency response plans in place for natural disasters like landslides and floods.
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