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At least 82 dead after powerful earthquake strikes Indonesian island of Lombok

2018-08-06 0 Dailymotion

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok has left more than 80 people dead and hundreds more injured. <br />It came as the area is still reeling from a powerful tremor that claimed more than a dozen lives last week.<br />Ro Aram with the latest. <br /> <br />The earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, killing at least 82 people.<br />The National Disaster Mitigation Agency confirmed the death toll, more than doubling its earlier figure of 32.<br /> The tremor could also be felt in neighboring Bali.<br />It struck just off the north coast of Lombok at about 30 kilometers below ground.<br />The U.S. Geological Survey slightly downgraded Sunday's quake after initially measuring it at magnitude seven.<br />The tremor came a week after more than a dozen people were killed in a strong tremor that hit the same area. <br />The latest quake damaged buildings and triggered power cuts, forcing residents to flee. <br /><br /> "I was watching TV when I felt big shake. The lamp is shaking and people shouting get out, get out. I run out from the house in the dark because electricity is down.<br /><br /> A tsunami warning was also issued, but was lifted several hours later. <br />Airports in Lombok and Bali continued operating Sunday night, but there was a brief evacuation at the Lombok airport due to a power cut. <br /> Hundreds of people are said to have been injured and those being treated in hospital were moved outdoors as a precaution amid warnings of aftershocks.<br />Ro Aram, Arirang News. <br />

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