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Landslide at Bali Glamping Site Leaves Two Tourists Missing

Continued heavy rain has hampered searches and forced the resort to pause operations while teams assess unstable slopes and river corridors.

Overview

  • A rain‑triggered landslide struck the Pelaga Eco Park glamping retreat on Sunday, November 1, damaging four of 25 tents and washing one tent into the Tukad Yeh Kilap river; 21 of 23 guests were rescued and two men remain missing.
  • Police identified the missing as a 56‑year‑old German (initials S. E.S.) and a 27‑year‑old Indonesian (initials B. K.M.), who had been in accommodation number 6 at the time of the collapse.
  • Denpasar Search‑and‑Rescue and local police have mounted multi‑sector searches using dogs, heavy equipment, pumps and manual tools, but operations have been slowed by ongoing rain, unstable ground and steep, narrow access.
  • The resort has temporarily curtailed or suspended operations while authorities carry out on‑site assessments and extend the search radius along the river from roughly 2.5 km toward 3.5 km where conditions allow.
  • The incident took place during intense monsoon rainfall that has caused landslides, fallen trees and damaged roads across Bali, raising safety concerns for hillside riverfront tourist sites and possible scrutiny of site siting and emergency access.