At least five construction workers have died following a landslide that hit a village on the Indonesian island of Bali on Monday, an official told local media. According to a preliminary report, the disaster took place in their accommodations in Ubung Kaja Village in Bali's provincial capital of Denpasar.

DENPASAR: At least five construction workers have died following a landslide that hit a village in Bali's provincial capital of Denpasar, an official told local media.

Extreme weather events have been striking Bali in the past two months as the island braces for the peak of the rainy season.

A landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia's main island of Java has killed at least 16 people with three others missing, disaster officials said Tuesday.