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More than 500 mountaineers and their guides, many of whom were strangers, were stranded on Monday at Mount Rinjani, a tourist area of the Indonesian island of Lombok, where an earthquake occurred on Sunday.
Land and helicopters at the volcano area.
"We still have 560 people stranded by landslides caused by the 6.4 degree Sunday earthquake on the island," said Sudiyono, director of Rinjani National Park. , which, like many Indonesians, has only one name.
"Five hundred are in the region of Segara Anakan and 60 in Batu Ceper," he explained.
Sunday's earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured more than 160 people. He destroyed hundreds of homes and triggered scenes of panic as locals and tourists rushed through the streets.
Tremor was also felt on the small islands of Gili, another popular tourist destination near the Lombok coast, and Bali.
Relief operations on Mount Rinjani must continue until at least Tuesday, according to authorities.
The quake occurred 50 km northeast of Mataram, the main town of Lombok
According to rescue teams, no climber was injured.
Helicopters released supplies at various locations for stranded people.
Mount Rinjani rises to 3726 meters and is the second largest volcano in Indonesia, highly sought after by climbers for its magnificent views.
The earthquake caused the sliding of tons of stones and mud that blocked visitors on the mountain.
The roads were closed after the earthquake for fear of new landslides.
The earthquake was followed by two intense tremors and more than 100 secondary shocks.
One day after the earthquake, more than 5,100 people are housed in temporary shelters and need clean drinking water, said spokesman for the agency
Among the people blocked are 239 Thais, reported the Thai Embbady in Jakarta.
Indonesian President Jokowi Widodo visited the affected areas on Monday and pledged financial aid to residents who lost their homes during the disaster.
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Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands, lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire, a very active seismic region The country records many earthquakes, most without causing casualties
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