PELAGA, Bali — Two people remain missing after heavy rain triggered a landslide at a glamping resort in Bali’s Badung regency on Sunday night, November 1, sending a guest accommodation building into a river and prompting a search and rescue operation.
The landslide struck Pelaga Eco Park in Petang district at around 11 p.m., following hours of intense rainfall that began earlier in the afternoon.
According to detikBali, 23 guests were staying at the property, including six foreign nationals. Twenty-one people were successfully evacuated, while two others remained unaccounted for.
One accommodation building was reportedly swept away by the force of the water, while three others collapsed during the incident.
Search Teams Face Difficult Conditions
Bali’s Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said it received an official report of the disaster at 6:10 a.m. on Monday, November 2, and deployed nine rescue personnel from its Jimbaran post to assist with the search.
I Nyoman Sidakarya, head of the Denpasar Search and Rescue Office, said the resort operator suspected that two guests had been inside one of the accommodation units when a nearby slope collapsed.
Rescue efforts initially involved the resort management, the Badung Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), local district officials, and police. However, persistent heavy rain and steep access routes complicated the operation, raising concerns about the safety of rescue personnel.
Badung BPBD official I Ketut Murdika told detikBali that authorities had requested heavy equipment from the regency’s Public Works Department to help access the affected area.
By Monday afternoon, joint rescue teams were continuing their search around the landslide site and along nearby waterways, extending their efforts toward a dam, according to Bali Post.
Identity of Second Missing Guest Remains Unconfirmed
Basarnas identified one of the missing guests as Bangkit Mubarok, a 30-year-old Indonesian man.
The identity and nationality of the second missing person had not been confirmed by the search and rescue agency.
Although six foreign nationals were reportedly among the guests staying at the resort, authorities had not established whether the second missing person was a foreign visitor.
The incident occurred amid heavy rainfall affecting parts of Bali, with weather officials warning of the potential for intense rain and strong winds in central areas of the island, including Petang.
As of the latest reports on Monday, November 2, both missing guests had yet to be found. Rescue teams were continuing their efforts while monitoring weather conditions and the risk posed by unstable terrain.
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