Twelve people
have been killed in three landslides across the Indonesian resort island of
Bali, as torrential rain lashed the area, Indonesia's disaster agency said on
Friday.
The landslides
destroyed houses late on Thursday in three villages in Bali's Kintamani
district, on the slopes of the Mount Batur volcano, killing the 12 residents,
including a one-year old boy, the agency said.
Several people
were injured, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said.
"All
victims have been evacuated and the injured have been taken to hospital,"
said an agency official in Bali, Indra Kalak.
Kalak said
more heavy rain was falling on Friday and people in the area should be aware
that the steep slopes meant it was particularly vulnerable to landslides.
The national
weather agency said heavy rain would continue in Bali on Saturday and Sunday.
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