JAKARTA, Jan 17 At least 56 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said today, the latest in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian country. More than 820 people were injured and about.
Indonesian teams find more bodies after earthquake, death toll rises to 56
Indonesian teams find more bodies after earthquake, death toll rises to 56
The death toll rose to 56 after a strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides.
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Indonesian rescuers retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings (AP)
Indonesian rescuers retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake, raising the death toll to 56 on Sunday, while military engineers managed to reopen ruptured roads to clear access for relief goods.
More heavy equipment reached the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighboring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where the quake hit Friday night, said Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency s spokesperson.
Indonesian rescuers have retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by a strong earthquake, raising the death toll to 78, while military engineers have managed to reopen ruptured roads to clear access for relief goods.
More heavy equipment reached the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighbouring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where the magnitude 6.2 quake struck early on Friday, Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s spokesperson, said.
A total of 67 people died in Mamuju and 11 in Majene, the director of preparedness for the National Search and Rescue Agency, Didi Hamzar, said.
People displaced by the earthquake sit in a makeshift tent at a temporary shelter in Mamuju (Joshua Marunduh/AP)
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Indonesian rescuers on Sunday retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by a strong earthquake, raising the death toll to 78, while military engineers managed to reopen ruptured roads to clear access for relief goods.
More heavy equipment reached the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighbouring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where the magnitude 6.2 quake struck early Friday, said Raditya Jati, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s spokesperson.