Waters recede in Bali after floods kill 18

Two people are still missing on the nation’s resort island of Bali, officials said, as floodwaters began to recede after killing at least 18 people this week, most of them swept away when rivers burst their banks.

Torrential rains on Tuesday and Wednesday caused the fast- rising floods in Denpasar and six of Bali’s eight regions, blocking major roads and access to Bali’s international airport. There were also landslides in some areas.