Waters recede in Bali after floods kill 18 people, with two still missing

Two people were still missing on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, officials said on Friday, as flood waters 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 the island's international airport. There were also landslides in some areas. Indonesia's disaster agency said in a statement that the death toll has risen to 18 from a previous 16 and the search for the two missing was still ongoing. Rapid development on the island has not taken into account the need for sufficient drainage infrastructure, said...