More than 30 tourists trapped after landslide in Indonesia

Landslides that hit a waterfall site on Indonesia's tourist island of Lombok have killed two people and trapped 35 tourists, a disaster official says.

Dozens of tourists are feared trapped after a waterfall site was hit by landslides in the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok. Source: Herry Firmansyah

Around 35 foreign and domestic tourists are believed to be trapped and two have died, after landslides hit a waterfall site on Lombok, a disaster agency official says.

Two moderate earthquakes struck the Indonesian tourist island, triggering landslides, when around 40 Malaysian and domestic tourists were visiting the Tiu Kelep waterfall.

Head of West Nusa Tenggara disaster agency Muhammad Rum told Kompas TV search and rescue efforts have only managed to evacuate three of the 40 and two were found dead.

"We hope they all survive. We cannot be sure yet, the evacuation is still underway," Mr Rum said.

He could not confirm the nationality of those who died or were rescued.

A series of quakes and aftershocks killed nearly 500 people in Lombok last year, and caused damages to buildings and public infrastructure worth an estimated total of $700 million.