Quake Kills Over 10 People On Lombok Island, Indonesia
Umer Jamshaid Published August 20, 2018 | 05:01 PM
LOMBOK, Indonesia, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 20th Aug, 2018) At least 10 people were killed by strong tremors that rocked Indonesia's holiday island of Lombok on Sunday, authorities said following the latest in a series of earthquakes that killed hundreds and forced thousands to flee their homes in recent weeks.
According to Reuters, nearly 500 people have died in quakes and aftershocks since 29th July across the northern coast of the island.
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman at the national disaster mitigation agency, said on Monday relief and reconstruction efforts had been "intensified". "The rebuilding of public facilities like hospitals and schools is being speeded up," he said.
He said more than 100 aftershocks had been recorded since Sunday night's magnitude 6.
9 quake, which sent panicked residents into the streets and cut power and communication lines across the island.
Aftershocks ranging between magnitude 4 and 5 were continuing on Monday morning and access to some areas had been cut off by landslides triggered by the tremors, according to officials in Mataram, Lombok's main city.
Sunday's quake came exactly a fortnight after another 6.9 magnitude earthquake which killed around 460 people and prompted massive search, rescue and relief efforts.
Hundreds of thousands of residents have been left homeless and are camped out in open fields, refusing to shelter indoors due to continuing tremors, the agency concluded.
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