At least 91 dead after earthquake strikes Indonesian island of Lombok
- 6 years ago
인도네시아 롬복서 규모 6.9 강진...최소 91명 사망
Over in Indonesia, a devastating natural disaster took lives during the weekend.
As of now, the death toll from the powerful 6-point-9 magnitude earthquake in the island of Lombok has gone past 91.
Authorities say all of the deceased are reportedly local residents.
Cho Sung-min has the latest.
The official death toll from Sunday's 6-point-9-magnitude earthquake that struck Lombok has risen to 91, and more than two hundred people were injured.
Two of the dead were on the nearby island of Bali.
Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency confirmed the death toll, and said it expects it to rise as rescue efforts continue.
The dead, at this point, reportedly include no foreigners.
"Most victims were killed by collapsed buildings. Out of 91 dead, all are Indonesians. Up to this point we have yet to receive data of foreign victims in Bali or West Nusa Tenggara."
Since the quake, there have been more than 120 aftershocks... which were also felt on Bali.
Lombok has suffered two earthquakes now in as many weeks.
On July 29th there was a 6-point-4 magnitude quake that left at least 17 people dead.
Officials said they evacuated more than twelve-hundred tourists from the island on Monday.
More than twenty-thousand locals have fled from their homes to find shelter as well.
Authorities carrying out search and rescue operations said they are having a hard time locating some people and treating the injured... since most of the island's medical resources have been damaged.
Cho Sung-min, arirang news.
Over in Indonesia, a devastating natural disaster took lives during the weekend.
As of now, the death toll from the powerful 6-point-9 magnitude earthquake in the island of Lombok has gone past 91.
Authorities say all of the deceased are reportedly local residents.
Cho Sung-min has the latest.
The official death toll from Sunday's 6-point-9-magnitude earthquake that struck Lombok has risen to 91, and more than two hundred people were injured.
Two of the dead were on the nearby island of Bali.
Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency confirmed the death toll, and said it expects it to rise as rescue efforts continue.
The dead, at this point, reportedly include no foreigners.
"Most victims were killed by collapsed buildings. Out of 91 dead, all are Indonesians. Up to this point we have yet to receive data of foreign victims in Bali or West Nusa Tenggara."
Since the quake, there have been more than 120 aftershocks... which were also felt on Bali.
Lombok has suffered two earthquakes now in as many weeks.
On July 29th there was a 6-point-4 magnitude quake that left at least 17 people dead.
Officials said they evacuated more than twelve-hundred tourists from the island on Monday.
More than twenty-thousand locals have fled from their homes to find shelter as well.
Authorities carrying out search and rescue operations said they are having a hard time locating some people and treating the injured... since most of the island's medical resources have been damaged.
Cho Sung-min, arirang news.