LANDSLIDE KILLS ONE, INJURES TWO IN BALI

Denpasar, Bali Province, April 19 (ANTARA) - A landslide killed one resident and injured two others at Kesimpar village, Abang sub district, Karangasem district, 85 km from Denpasar, Sunday evening.

"The disaster happened on Sunday evening (April 18), after incessant heavy rainfall over the past few days," Nyoman Karta, a local resident, said, here Monday.

The three victims were taking a bath in a river when the landslide hit from a 50-meter high cliff, he said.

The dead villager was identified as I Nyoman Rai (35), while the injured were Ni Nyoman Munir (40) and Ni Nyoman Sari (35), who were rescued by local residents and rushed to Amlapura hospital, Karangasem.

Meanwhile, in early April, a landslide killed two persons at Gedekan, Giripurno village, Ngadirejo sub district, Temanggung District, Central Java.

The victims were identified as Sucipto (60) and his son, Anas Sobirin (11). The landslide occurred at around 10 pm Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB) and buried Sucipto's house.

Ngadirejo Police Chief Adjunct Commissioner Sumarsono said the landslide was triggered by incessant heavy rains which had fallen in Mount Sindoro's slope area since Monday.

Local residents and police personnel evacuated the two
victims and rushed their bodies to a nearby community health post.