Two foreign tourists, including an Australian, died on the Indonesian island of Bali in a landslide caused by heavy rains. The first victim is a 47-year-old Australian woman with a permanent residence permit in the United States.
Last week, floods followed by landslides killed at least 27 people on the big island of Sumatra. Landslides occur regularly in Indonesia during the rainy season. The problem has been made worse in some areas by deforestation. The rainy season which began at the end of November is still underway in Indonesia.