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Lombok At least 14 people were killed during an earthquake on an Indonesian holiday island
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The victims of the earthquake on the island of Lombok
The earthquake on the island of Lombok had a magnitude of 6.4, according to the US Bureau of Earthquake. On the neighboring island, Bali tourists have been rudely awake from their sleep.
The Indonesian island of Lombok is shaken by an earthquake in the morning. At least 14 people die. On the neighboring island of Bali, tourists are suddenly awake from their sleep.
B According to recent data, an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has left at least 14 dead and 162 wounded. This was announced by a spokesman for the Civil Protection Authority. At first, there was talk of at least ten deaths
In Gunung Rinjani National Park, the third highest volcano in Indonesia, a large landslide was unleashed. In a guest house, there was a Malaysian tourist killed by a wall that was collapsing. More than 1,000 homes were damaged.
Many victims were killed or injured by fallen concrete slabs, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho of the Civil Protection. The hardest would have been the province of East Lombok hit with ten dead. Lombok, like neighboring Bali, is known for its picturesque beaches and popular with tourists. In Bali, the quakes of the earthquake were also felt, but no one was injured.
The number of victims could still increase
Among the dead in Lombok, according to the authorities, at least one tourist, a traveler from Malaysia. There is concern that the number of victims is increasing as some areas are now relatively difficult to reach. Governor Zainul Majdi said: "It was a very strong earthquake." There was no indication of Germans among the victims at the beginning.
The USGS observatory gave the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.4. The epicenter was therefore 1.4 kilometers southwest of Lelongken. The earthquake occurred at a depth of seven kilometers
. In East Lombok Province and the provincial capital Mataram, the shock lasted for about ten seconds. The residents fled the authorities in panic from their homes to the outside. The photos published by the Civil Protection showed damaged houses and the entrance of the National People's Park on the Rinjani volcano, which was closed due to landslide concerns
Indonesia is considered earthquake for its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire. In December 2004, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake off Sumatra caused a tsunami of about 230,000 deaths in a dozen countries.
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