Denpasar (Antara Bali) - Two people were killed and one was injured when a landslide hit a house in the Banjar Yeh Mas hilly area, Pancasari village, Sukasada subdistrict, Buleleng district, Saturday night.
"The landslide was triggered by Incessant rain that had hit the area in the past several days," Sukasada Subdistrict Chief I Made Widiyasa said on Sunday.
Widiyasa said he, Buleleng Police Chief Adjunct Commissioner Made Widana and Head of Local Natural Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Ketut Astasena inspected the location on Saturday night.
The two victims were Ni Luh Sumita Sari (6 years old) and Ni Kadek Puspita Sari (8 months old). Their mother Ni Kadek Suarni(30) was injured.
When the landslide occurred the family members were in the kitchen to make fire because it was cold. But the accident suddenly occurred burying the two victims and injuring Ni Kadek Suarni.
Ni Kadek Suarni suffered burns and fractures on her foot fingers.(IGT)
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