In pictures: Earthquake jolts Indonesia's Lombok Island
Over 90 killed and almost 900 tourist evacuated as disaster trauma prevails
Debris is seen at a shop in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on August 6, 2018, after it was damaged in an earthquake that struck Lombok. A powerful quake which struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok has killed 82 people and wounded hundreds, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said early on August 6, with thousands of buildings left damaged. The 6.9 magnitude tremor, which triggered panic among tourists and locals on Sunday evening, was also felt on the neighbouring island of Bali, one of Southeast Asia's leading tourist destinations PHOTO: AFP
Rescue workers found chaos and destruction across the Indonesian resort island of Lombok on Monday after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed at least 91 people and prompted an exodus of tourists rattled by the second powerful quake in a week.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the death toll was expected to rise as information came in from areas where thousands of buildings collapsed or were badly damaged, especially in the north, the quake’s epicenter.
Over 90 killed by 7.0 quake in Indonesia's Lombok, Bali islands
Power and communications were cut in some areas of Lombok, and the military said it was sending in a vessel with medical aid, supplies and logistical support for the island. Indonesia sits on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire and is regularly hit by earthquakes. In 2004, the Indian Ocean tsunami killed 226,000 people in 13 countries, including more than 120,000 in Indonesia.
A patient receives medical help at a makeshift ward set up outside the Moh Ruslan hospital in Mataram. PHOTO: AFP
Debris is seen at a Mazda auto shop in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. PHOTO: AFP
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the death toll was expected to rise as information came in from areas where thousands of buildings collapsed or were badly damaged, especially in the north, the quake’s epicenter.
Over 90 killed by 7.0 quake in Indonesia's Lombok, Bali islands
Power and communications were cut in some areas of Lombok, and the military said it was sending in a vessel with medical aid, supplies and logistical support for the island. Indonesia sits on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire and is regularly hit by earthquakes. In 2004, the Indian Ocean tsunami killed 226,000 people in 13 countries, including more than 120,000 in Indonesia.
A patient receives medical help at a makeshift ward set up outside the Moh Ruslan hospital in Mataram. PHOTO: AFP
Debris is seen at a Mazda auto shop in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. PHOTO: AFP