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More than 500 hikers and guides blocked by landslides on an Indonesian mountain after an earthquake returned to safety, some recalling their terror when tons of rocks fell.
The magnitude quake, which hit early Sunday on Lombok Island and was followed by many aftershocks, triggered major landslides on Mount Rinjani, blocking the hiking routes
According to search and rescue officials, hundreds of people took refuge Sunday and more than 500 found safety Monday night.
While most were able to walk down the mountain, at least three of them arrived at Sembalun village on the lower slopes by helicopter, according to officials.
poignant stories of being caught by the earthquake, which killed 16 people across the island of vacation including one on the mountain.
A Thai tourist, who reached the foot of the mountain on Tuesday morning, felt the ground shaking under her sleeping bag
"I felt the earth moving … and I've thought "Huh?"
"I got out of bed and saw a landslide (with) falling stones."
A friend said he saw parts of the slopes from Rinjani collapse
"The whole mountain, the rocks, fell – I was a little scared," he said.
"In good health and safety" –
The remaining 500 hikers were able to climb "543 hikers were evacuated – they arrived last night," said Lt. AFP spokesman of the National Agency for Natural Disaster Control Sutopo Purwo Nugroho
. People are gone … They are all healthy and safe. "
Most hikers reached the base of the mountain on Monday night, according to I Gusti Lanang Wiswananda, a spokesman for the island's search and rescue agency." They were all tired , but in good condition and were controlled by our medical teams on the town of Mataram
. "Wiswananda said that an Indonesian hiker died on the mountain and that a rescue team of 30 people was escorting the last six hikers from Lake Segara Anak, near the summit
." Teams had been deployed to scour the slopes of the mountain and dump food for those who were stranded there.
Hundreds of buildings were destroyed in Lombok, including a health clinic, and Sutopo said more than 220 people had been killed. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian tourist was among the dead, and six other citizens were injured.
A total of 5,141 people are staying in temporary shelters and are in need of badistance. drinking water.Rinjani is the second highest volcano in Indonesia and a favorite among tourists.
Its hiking trails were closed following the earthquake for fear of new landslides.
The Epice The earthquake occurred 50 km northeast of Mataram, far from the main sights of the south and west of the island.
The initial quake was followed by two strong secondary earthquakes and more than 100 aftershocks. 19659003] Indonesia straddles the Pacific "fire belt", where tectonic plates collide and where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
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