Indonesian earthquake kills 39

A powerful earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok yesterday, killing at least 39 people and shaking neighbouring Bali, one week after another quake on Lombok killed more than a dozen.

The latest quake, which triggered a brief tsunami warning, damaged buildings as far away as Denpasar on Bali, including the airport terminal, where ceiling panels were shaken loose, authorities said. On Lombok, soldiers and rescuers carried injured people on stretchers and carpets to an evacuation centre. The quake, recorded at magnitude 7.0 by the US Geological Survey.