ANOTHER KILLER QUAKE HITS ISLAND
A STRONG earthquake cut power across the Indonesian island of Lombok, toppled buildings and killed at least two people as the tourist hotspot was trying to recover from a tremblor earlier this month that killed hundreds of people.
The shallow magnitude 6.9 quake that hit just after 10pm on Sunday was one of several powerful earthquakes in the northeast part of the island that also caused landslides.
The night-time quake was followed by strong aftershocks. Two people died when their homes collapsed on Lombok and neighbouring Sumbawa island, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho tweeted yesterday.
“Some people are hysterical because they feel earthquake aftershocks that are harder than before,” he said.