At least 91 Killed, thousands evacuated after major quake in Indonesia

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News ID: 26986
Asia » Asia
Publish Date: 10:23 - 06 August 2018
TEHRAN, August 5 - Earlier reports said 82 people were killed. At least 91 people were killed after a 6.9-magnituted earthquake struck Indonesian islands of Bali and Lombok Sunday.

TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - According to Haji Rum, head of the West Nusa Tenggara Disaster Management Agency, all fatalities happened at Lombok. As he reported the death toll on Indonesia's Metro TV, he said that all the victims were killed by falling debris inside the buildings.

Evacuation efforts are underway, with thousands of people reportedly being evacuated from the disaster zone, according to Reuters. Thousands of buildings are reportedly destroyed

Source: Sputnik News

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