Lombok: deadly quake hits island recovering from string of tremors

Indonesian island still struggling to recover from earlier earthquakes that killed more than 450 peopleFive people have died on Lombok in a strong earthquake that set off a series of mudslides, cut power across the Indonesian island and destroyed buildings as the community tries to recover from quakes earlier this month that killed more than 450 people.The shallow magnitude-6.9 quake that hit just after 10pm local time on Sunday was one of multiple powerful earthquakes in the northeast of the island that also caused landslides. It was preceded by a 6.3-magnitude quake in the afternoon and then followed by strong aftershocks. Continue reading…
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