Bali was hit by a national disaster on approximate 23:00 Pm Thursday when a landslide said to be caused by the rain hit several villages in Kintamani. The landslide has killed twelve people including 7 year old girl and a 1 year old boy along with their mother. Red Cross workers, volunteers and Police are still searching and scouting for any possible survivors.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho the spoke person for National Disaster Agency has warned about more rains in Bali which could result in major landslides and floods in a statement. The rainfall recorded in Bali on Thursday was 145mm.
Landslides and heavy rainfalls are a very common thing in Indonesia during the season of Moonsoon however landslides are very rare to happen in Bali the famous tourist Island. This change in geography and environment causing the landslides is being blamed on the deforestation and poor planning by the Environmentalists. Also note that Indonesia is one of the countries which has the fastest and growing rate of deforestation in the world.