82 people died in the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia
A magnitude 7 earthquake shook the resort islands of Bali and Lombok, Indonesia, killing at least 82 people and injuring hundreds.
The head of disaster management at the Indonesian Red Cross, Arifin Muhammad Hadi, confirmed the death toll. He said hundreds of people had been taken to local hospitals and thousands of houses were severely damaged.
The earthquake on the evening of August 5th occurred at a depth of 31 km near Loloan, North of Lombok Island. The aftershocks were also felt in West Bali.
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| Medical staff treat patients outside a hospital on Lombok island after the earthquake. Photo: Getty. |
This is the second earthquake to hit Lombok in a week. On July 29, the island was hit by a 6.4 magnitude tremor, killing dozens of people and trapping hundreds of hikers.
Aftershocks ranging from magnitude 4.3 to 5.4 occurred after the magnitude 7 earthquake, the US Geological Survey said.
According to the National Disaster Management Agency, the Indonesian Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning, but after the main quake, the agency also lifted the warning.
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| Damage caused by the earthquake on August 5. Photo: AP. |
“Everyone in the hotel was running, so I ran too. People were running out into the streets. The authorities were asking people not to panic,” Michelle Lindsay, an Australian tourist in Bali, toldReuters.
Indonesia's Tourism Ministry said no tourists were "injured or affected" by the earthquake.
The Indonesian Red Cross said four injured volunteers had been hospitalized. Its staff moved people to higher ground and advised people to leave coastal areas due to tsunami concerns, Arifin said.
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| The ceiling of Bali airport collapsed in the earthquake. Photo: Twitter. |
Haji Rum, Head of West Nusa Tenggara Disaster Management Agency, gives an interviewMetro TVHospital patients were evacuated as a precaution, authorities said. Power was cut in some areas of Lombok. Telephone and mobile phone services were down in Tanjung, the town closest to the epicenter.
Photos posted on social media showed extensive damage to Bali’s airport. Operations at Bali and Lombok airports were operating as normal.
Indonesia is located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, which stretches 40,000 km from Japan, Indonesia to California, USA. Most of the world's earthquakes occur in this basin due to strong geological and volcanic activity.
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