Korean tourist dies in Bali..."On a tree fallen by a strong wind..."

Screenshot on SNS.

A large tree collapsed in strong winds at a tourist destination in Bali, Indonesia, causing an accident that hit tourists.It was found that two people, including a Korean tourist, were killed in the

accident.

According to CNN Indonesia on the 11th (local time), a large banyan tree collapsed and hit tourists the afternoon before in Monkey Forest, a representative tourist destination in the Ubud region of Bali, Indonesia.

Monkey Forest, which is made up of wooded forests, is a place where you can see long-tailed monkeys and is considered a representative tourist destination in Ubud.Two people, a 42-year-old Korean tourist and a 32-year-old French female tourist, were killed in the
accident, and a 43-year-old Korean tourist was also reported to have been seriously injured and treated.

Ubud Monkey Forest / Yuto Images

Videos of what appeared to be the situation at the time of the accident were posted on social networking services (SNS).

The video showed a large tree falling toward people, and a tourist shouting and avoiding.

The Bali branch of the Korean Embassy in Indonesia informed the victims' families of the accident and said the bereaved families will discuss funeral procedures after arriving in Bali.

Reporter Park Sun-young of Digital News Team