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"Thoughts are with those who were not so fortunate as us and did not manage to get out of it"
Kathryn Coulson
Anna Stevens and Kathryn Coulson, 21, were trekking on Mount Rinjani on the Indonesian island of Lombok when the deadly earthquake struck on Sunday.
At least 16 people died when the magnitude quake hit the popular tourist island, flattened houses and set off aftershocks hundreds of miles away on the islands of Bali and Java.
Kathryn's aunt, Victoria Toas, said the pair and hundreds of other tourists were stuck on the mountain until Monday.
Their families had a long, agonizing wait to hear if the two – from Darlington, Durham County, were safe.
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] LUCKY: Anna Stevens, on the left, and Kathryn Coulson, 21, were in Indonesia when the earthquake struck
magnitude 6, 4 kills at least 10 in Indonesia
At least 10 people died and dozens After a magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Lombok, Indonesia
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on July 29, 2018
Finally, both students found an area with a signal and were able to call home.
Victoria told The Northern Echo: "They really believed that the volcano was erupting until they spoke to us and we told them that it was an earthquake. "
She continued, "They were absolutely terrified, there were aftershocks."
Two Anna Medical School students and biochemistry graduate Kathryn were invited by two guides to go to the center of the volcano and to shelter behind a rock to maximize their chances of survival
Kathryn shared an Instagram picture of their group when they reached the base of the volcano.
She wrote: "So relieved of 39 "to be finally out of the crater."
"Thoughts are with those who were not as lucky as us and did not manage to do it
" Thanks to all of us who have kept and kept us quiet, absolute saviors. "
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![Indonesiya's geological agency has raised the l [url.] alert on Merapi to "be wary"](https://cdn.images.dailystar.co.uk/dynamic/122/photos/991000/900x738/1338991.jpg "l'agence géologique de l'Indonésie a soulevé l'alerte sur Merapi de «faire attention»")
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The Geological Agency of Indonesia lifted the alert on Merapi from normal to "Beware"
Victoria said that the pair found their pbadports and luggage and are looking to get ahead soon. The agency said that about 700 people were stranded on Mount Rinjani – most foreign tourists.
More than 1,400 homes were damaged on the island after the earthquake and more than 270 aftershocks were recorded.
by earthquakes due to its position on the Pacific Ring of Fire – a circle of volcanoes and fault lines encircling the Pacific Ocean.
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