Two Die, Thousands Flee After 7.3 Quake In Indonesia
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published July 15, 2019 | 03:46 PM
At least two people have been found dead and thousands were forced from their homes after a major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia, an official said Monday
Jakarta, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 15th Jul, 2019 ) :At least two people have been found dead and thousands were forced from their homes after a major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia, an official said Monday.
The shallow quake struck about 165 kilometres (100 miles) south of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province on Sunday evening, according to the US Geological Survey.
In the sparsely populated South Halmahera district, the closest area to the epicentre, around 160 houses collapsed or were damaged when the earthquake struck.
Two woman died after being hit by debris, officials said.
The quake also forced traumatised residents to flee to the higher ground.
"More than 2,000 people have been moved," national disaster mitigation agency spokesman Agus Wibowo told a press conference Monday.
The evacuees are sheltering in several schools and government buildings.
Local disaster agency official Ihsan Subur said most people were still traumatised and refused to return home for fear of another earthquake or a possible tsunami.
Indonesia's weather agency said at least 65 aftershocks have been recorded between the initial quake and Monday morning.
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