Australian woman Angelina Smith and her partner Luciano Kross died in Thursday's landslide. Photo: Instagram
An Australian woman and her Dutch partner have died in a Bali landslide caused by heavy rain.
Angelina Smith, 47, and her 50-year-old partner Luciano Kross died when the landslide hit their wooden holiday villa in Jatiluwih village early on Thursday following heavy rain, according to local authorities.
The couple had checked into the Yeh Baat villa in the idyllic holiday village about 50 kilometres north of Denpasar on Wednesday. They were believed to be sleeping when the hill behind the building gave way in heavy rain and strong wind about 6am (local time) on Thursday.
Smith posted a video from the villas to her Instagram account the previous afternoon, noting the wind and rain. Locals say the couple rejected suggestions to stay somewhere else until the weather eased.
Local disaster mitigation agency official I Nyoman Srinadha Giri said said irrigation canals above the villa gave way in the rain, triggering the fatal landslide.
“The victims were evacuated from the debris while in sleeping [positions],” he told AFP.
“There were two victims, a man and a woman in one bed.”
The landslide destroyed the villa the couple were sleeping in. Photo: AAP
Smith is reportedly originally from Melbourne but was also a permanent US resident. She was reportedly in Byron Bay as recently as December.
Her social media posts suggest Smith also spent a lot of time in Indonesia. The Australian reports she and Kross lived in Indonesia, along with his two sons.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday night said it was providing consular assistance to the family of the dead woman.
“We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time,” a department spokeswoman said.
“Owing to our privacy obligations, we are unable to provide further comment.”
Landslides, flooding and fallen trees are common hazards in parts of Indonesia during heavy rainfall.
Bali has endured days of wild weather in the past week, leading to localised flooding, high waves and other landslides.
Jatiluwih is north of the holiday island’s capital Denpasar, and is known for its picturesque rice terraces.
-with AAP